CITY OF EL PASO, TEXAS
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Members of the City Council, Representative Chris Canales, (915) 212-0008
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Discussion and action to adopt as a general policy direction of the City of El Paso that future development of hyperscale data centers should not be actively recruited, pursued, or incentivized due to their misalignment with the City’s long-term sustainability and infrastructure resilience goals; that hyperscale data centers shall not be considered for tax abatements, rebates, permit fee waivers, public financing assistance, economic development grants, or similar economic development tools; and that the policy directions effectuated by this action remain in effect until and unless reversed by the City Council. Further, directing the City Manager to continue the ongoing process for the development of a future-focused Data Center Policy Framework for consideration by the City Council.
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