Lowndes commission approves $1.15 billion tax break for a data center despite pushback

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: October 15, 2026

Words: 1,399

Last Updated: 2 days, 20 hours ago

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The Lowndes County Commission unexpectedly approved a 20-year, $1.15 billion tax break for Alabama’s largest planned data center development Tuesday morning amid concerns and pushback from residents.

The vote came after what residents and environmental advocates describe as a “tense” question-and-answer session with the project’s developers on Friday. They’ve demanded transparency from the developer, Texas-based Cloverleaf Infrastructure, and from the commission but have been unsatisfied with the communication so far.

Commissioners …

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