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Council approves 10-year, 65% tax abatement for planned AWS data center in Goodland
Summary
Council approved a 10-year abatement on new business personal property for an approximately 800,000‑square‑foot AWS data center in the Goodland development; staff estimated the abatement value at about $70 million and said the project could support roughly 2,750 jobs by 2040 with a $70,000 minimum starting salary.
Economic development staff presented item 16, a proposed 10-year tax abatement with AWS for development of a large data-center campus in the Goodland development. Staff described the site as roughly 800,000 square feet and said the abatement under consideration would be a 65% exemption on new business personal property; staff estimated the abatement value at about $70,000,000 and characterized the incentive as performance-based with annual compliance verification.
Speakers at the public hearing asked about clawbacks, the timing of abatement payments, the distribution of a small-business fund referenced in the presentation, contamination liability and local infrastructure impacts. Staff replied that the abatement only begins after qualifying property is in place, that payments are performance-based and that the city will verify compliance annually. Council voted to approve the abatement after hearing public comment; the mayor noted the city expects long-term tax receipts and infrastructure contributions once the project is operational.
