Supervisors keep data‑center equipment tax at $0.45 amid calls for study
After a public hearing, Hanover supervisors voted to adopt a calendar‑year 2026 data‑center equipment tax rate of $0.45 per $100 assessed value and instructed the finance committee to study rates and policy before any larger increase.
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At a public hearing June 24 the Board of Supervisors adopted a calendar‑year 2026 data‑center equipment tax rate of $0.45 per $100 of assessed value. Deputy County Administrator Jay Brown told the board the county’s current rate is 45¢ and that an advertised maximum of $3.00 per $100 had been set for the hearing; "The board can approve any rate below $3 or at $3, but not above $3 without authorizing an additional public hearing," Brown said.
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