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The City Council unanimously approved first reading of an ordinance creating a 554-acre commercial and industrial tax abatement reinvestment zone northeast of Bob White Road and Lorraine Avenue. The zone designation lasts five years and allows the City to consider a future tax abatement agreement; a proposed agreement was expected to return to Council on October 2, 2025.
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The vote did not grant a tax abatement or approve a specific development project. It established an area where the City could later negotiate a tax abatement agreement, described by the mayor as potentially lasting 10 years. During the public hearing, the City Manager said expected water use for a proposed data center would be minimal and addressed through a future utility agreement.
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