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Supervisors keep data‑center equipment tax at $0.45 amid calls for study
Summary
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.
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.
Public commenters urged caution about raising the rate without a comprehensive analysis. Joseph Flagg (Beaver Dam) said raising the rate further could skew county revenues toward a single taxpayer and recommended a concurrent rate study; "I would not like to see the tax rate increase," he said. Finance Chair Dibble moved to adopt the 45¢ rate and to send a more thorough rate study to the Finance Committee; the motion carried by voice vote.
