Prince William County is spending nearly $500,000 to defend against lawsuits from data center operators like Microsoft and Amazon who are challenging their property tax assessments. The county's Board of Supervisors voted to hire additional appraisers and outside lawyers, highlighting how data centers create administrative and legal costs that offset promised tax revenue. The article underscores the need for communities to decouple data center tax rates from other personal property taxes — as Fauquier County has done — to ensure these facilities pay their fair share.
Virginia county spending $500K to fight data center lawsuits | News | fauquier.com
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