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Commission moves to bar data centers from county tax-abatement incentives
Brevard County Board of County Commissioners · April 7, 2026
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Summary
Citing concerns about power and water demands, limited local job creation and land-use impacts, commissioners voted to advertise an ordinance that would exclude data centers from Brevard County's economic development property tax abatement program.
The Brevard County Board on April 7 directed staff to advertise an ordinance to remove data centers from eligibility for property-tax abatements and other local economic development incentives.
Commissioner sponsors said data centers typically require large continuous power and substantial cooling water, occupy large land…
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