Montgomery County Commissioners will discuss data center tax breaks Thursday
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Montgomery County Commissioners will consider on Thursday morning giving Amazon a tax break package that could amount to $1 billion in incentives if the company fully constructs its 17-building data center campus.
Amazon plans to use about 1,000 acres north of Interstate 70 between New Florence and High Hill to build a data center for its web services.
Amazon could see a minimum of about $244 million in personal property tax breaks, and a maximum of $982 million through Chapter 100 bonds.
According to previous reporting, Amazon's personal property taxes would break down as follows:
- A $3 million payment each year from 2028-32
- Paying 5% of the personal property taxes on the equipment from 2033-42
- Paying 25% of the personal property taxes on the equipment from 2043-52
This proposal doesn't include tax breaks for real estate. Amazon would also pay $1.5 million in 2026 and 2027 to help the county upgrade its 911 center and any other infrastructure needs the county saw fit to use.
Montgomery County residents at the Dec. 8 meeting expressed concerns over environmental impacts, including water pollution and usage.
ABC 17 News obtained a letter from the County Commission that Amazon sent noting that one building is expected to use about 2.9 million gallons of water annually for cooling, and the whole 17-building campus would use about 50 million gallons a year. A letter from engineering firm CDM Smith attached to Amazon's letter said the water source, the Cambria-Orodvician aquifer, recharged water at a great enough rate to handle the project.
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