Lowndes commission approves 20-year data center tax abatement

The Lowndes County Commission approved a 20-year tax abatement for an Nvidia-backed data center in a 3-2 vote.

The decision

The commission’s action concerns a data center backed by Nvidia, a technology company. The approved tax abatement is set to last 20 years.

The vote

The measure passed by a three-member-to-two vote. The information publicly identified for this brief does not name how each commissioner voted.

Local government action

The approval was made by the Lowndes County Commission. No candidate or election is directly connected to the decision.

What the record establishes

The vote establishes the commission’s approval of the 20-year abatement for the Nvidia-backed data center. The information identified here does not state the project’s location within the county, the value of the abatement, the company’s investment, the expected number of jobs, or a construction schedule.