Amazon Pledges $7 Million for Missouri County as $10 Billion Data Center Faces Lawsuit
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Updated · KY3 · Jun 15
Amazon Pledges $7 Million for Missouri County as $10 Billion Data Center Faces Lawsuit
3 articles · Updated · KY3 · Jun 15
Summary
$7 million in community contributions accompanied Amazon's announcement of a $10 billion data center campus in Montgomery County, Missouri, where the company says it will create 400 direct jobs and thousands of construction roles.
The pledge appears aimed at easing resistance to the project, which residents are suing to block over transparency concerns, tax abatements and fears the development will damage the county's farming character.
Amazon said the package includes $3 million for emergency dispatch, more than $1 million for a fairgrounds gathering space, $3 million for community programs and a $150,000 grant fund.
County officials say the campus could generate hundreds of millions of dollars in property tax revenue over 25 years, while Amazon says it will cover all electric-grid connection costs and use water-saving cooling measures expected to cut usage by 100 million gallons.