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<description>On June 24, 2026, the Hanover County Board of Supervisors votes on a data center equipment tax rate. The Hanover Framework ties that revenue to real, audited relief for Hanover residents, with a developer escrow, a public dashboard, and binding thresholds.</description>
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<title>The Hanover Framework Coalition launches thehanoverframework.org</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>12 days to the June 24 Board of Supervisors vote on Hanover&apos;s first data center equipment tax rate.</description>
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<title>Mountain Road Technology Park rejected 4-3 on May 28, 2026</title>
<link>https://www.vpm.org/news/2026-06-01/hanover-mountain-road-data-center-tract-davis-prichard-kirchner-dibble</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Tract&apos;s 430-acre Mountain Road Technology Park was rejected 4-3 by the Hanover County Board of Supervisors. The June 24 vote is on the equipment tax rate that governs all data center projects, including the 1,200-acre Beaverdam campus.</description>
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<title>Henrico&apos;s $13.6M first-year data center revenue, $18.3M in new resident relief</title>
<link>https://henrico.gov/news/2025/02/henricos-proposed-budget-offers-sweeping-tax-relief-for-homeowners-businesses/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>Henrico County&apos;s FY 2024-25 data center revenue exceeded projections by $13.6M. The Board voted unanimously to use the surplus for the FY 2025-26 tax cut, school funding, and water infrastructure.</description>
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<title>Hanover supervisors schedule June 24 public hearing on $3.00 data center equipment tax rate</title>
<link>https://richmondbizsense.com/2026/04/27/hanover-supervisors-to-consider-raising-tax-rate-on-data-center-equipment/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description>The Hanover County Board of Supervisors scheduled a public hearing and vote on a new data center equipment tax rate of $3.00 per $100 for June 24, 2026. Current rate: $0.45.</description>
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