Build-to-suit data center gets $17 million tax break
By Anton Riecher
Medina County commissioners have unanimously approved an 80 percent property tax break covering the initial 10 years of Project Cinco, a proposed $2.1 billion data center campus west of Lytle that developers hope to have annexed into the city.
County Judge Keith Lutz extended warm greetings to officials with Colorado-based Rowan Digital Infrastructure following the Dec. 30 vote to designate the project a reinvestment zone under chapter 312 of the Texas Tax Code.
“Welcome officially to Medina County,” Lutz said.
Aaron Henry, Rowan’s director of economic development, said the company intends to request annexation by the city of Lytle upon completion of first phase construction at the site. The final decision will rest with city officials.
“If that doesn’t happen we will still follow the city of Lytle ordinances so we are governed by a project standpoint and do have oversight from the city of Lytle, no matter what happens, annexation or not,” he said.
Henry said the company plans to partner with the county and city in an “open house” presentation to the community in January, most likely at the Lytle Community Center, to share information about the project.
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