Wednesday’s unanimous vote by Port of Morrow’s commissioners came amid an ongoing probe over possible self-dealing by some people awarding its tax breaks.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Officials in a remote northeastern Oregon county have voted to give tax breaks worth an estimated $1 billion to Amazon for five more data centers there.
Wednesday’s unanimous vote by Port of Morrow’s five commissioners was the last step in securing the enterprise zone incentives, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. Companies in the state can receive property tax exemptions through local enterprise zones.
Local officials hope the incentives will bring $12 billion in new Amazon spending in their county along
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