Agenda (with backup)
Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-23 · agenda
[372 West Duval Street, Lake City, FL 32055 (meeting location; no project address stated)] The document is a Board of County Commissioners special meeting agenda for July 23, 2026, at the School Board Administrative Complex, 372 West Duval Street, Lake City, FL 32055. The agenda includes a Data Center Discussion (no specific project, site, or action described), setting the FY 2026-2027 millage for General Operations at 7.8150, and setting the FY 2026-2027 Columbia County Industrial Park Budget millage at 7.8150. The Data Center Discussion item includes a PwC report on the economic contributions of data centers in the U.S. for 2023-2024, with national and state-level data, but no specific project, address, parcel, size, zoning change, applicant, or case number is stated. No public comment sentiment is recorded in the document. The document does not describe a specific development project with a location, size, or change of use; it is a discussion and budget-setting agenda.
Agenda items
- 1. Employment is defined as the number of payroll and self-employed jobs, including part-time jobs.
- 1. Nature and purpose of agenda item:
- 1. Tax contribution includes all federal, state, and local taxes directly or indirectly resulting from the U.S. data center industry’s construction and operations (including direct,
- 1. Tax contribution includes all federal, state, and local taxes directly or indirectly resulting from the U.S. data center industry’s construction and operations (including direct,
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- HVAC & Climate Control
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- Concrete & Masonry
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- Engineering & Architecture
- Real Estate Development
- Commercial & Business Insurance
- Government Authority
- 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in Alabama (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 22 percent from 29,720 jobs in 2023 to 36,150 jobs
- 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in Alaska (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 26 percent from 3,040 jobs in 2023 to 3,830 jobs
- 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in Arizona (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 13 percent from 77,500 jobs in 2023 to 87,760 jobs
- 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in Arkansas (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 10 percent from 23,320 jobs in 2023 to 25,760
- 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in California (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 16 percent from 576,000 jobs in 2023 to 665,500
- 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in Colorado (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 12 percent from 104,560 jobs in 2023 to 116,980
- 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in Connecticut (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 27 percent from 25,400 jobs in 2023 to 32,170
- 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in Delaware (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 28 percent from 5,710 jobs in 2023 to 7,290 jobs
- 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in Florida (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 15 percent from 266,410 jobs in 2023 to 307,590
- 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in Georgia (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 14 percent from 164,340 jobs in 2023 to 187,660
- 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in Hawaii (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 16 percent from 8,590 jobs in 2023 to 9,990 jobs
- 1. The industry’s total annual employment contribution in the District of Columbia (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 12 percent from 16,550 jobs in 2023
- 1. Value added is a term commonly used by economists to describe how much an industry contributes to a nation’s or state’s GDP. It represents the additional value created
- 2. Labor income is defined as wages, salaries, and benefits as well as proprietors’ income.
- 2. Recommended Motion/Action:
- 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in Alabama (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 24 percent from $2.0 billion in 2023 to $2.5 billion
- 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in Alaska (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 28 percent from $233 million in 2023 to $297 million
- 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in Arizona (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 18 percent from $6.5 billion in 2023 to $7.7 billion
- 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in Arkansas (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 12 percent from $1.7 billion in 2023 to $1.9 billion
- 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in California (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 23 percent from $71.6 billion in 2023 to $88.2
- 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in Colorado (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 17 percent from $10.3 billion in 2023 to $12.1
- 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in Connecticut (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 31 percent from $2.6 billion in 2023 to $3.3
- 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in Delaware (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 30 percent from $445 million in 2023 to $580
- 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in Florida (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 18 percent from $20.5 billion in 2023 to $24.3 billion
- 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in Georgia (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 18 percent from $13.6 billion in 2023 to $16.1
- 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in Hawaii (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 20 percent from $658 million in 2023 to $786
- 2. The industry’s total annual labor income contribution in the District of Columbia (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 17 percent from $2.5 billion in 2023
- 3. Fiscal impact on current budget:
- 3. Intermediate inputs are goods and services that are used in the production process to produce other goods or services. Bureau of Economic Analysis “What are interme
- 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in Alabama (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 23 percent from $3.4 billion in 2023 to $4.2 billion in 2024.
- 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in Alaska (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 27 percent from $451 million in 2023 to $573 million in
- 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in Arizona (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 17 percent from $11.6 billion in 2023 to $13.5 billion in
- 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in Arkansas (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 10 percent from $3.2 billion in 2023 to $3.5 billion in 2024.
- 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in California (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 21 percent from $131.3 billion in 2023 to $159.2 billion
- 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in Colorado (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 14 percent from $18.1 billion in 2023 to $20.8 billion
- 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in Connecticut (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 29 percent from $4.3 billion in 2023 to $5.6 billion
- 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in Delaware (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 28 percent from $849 million in 2023 to $1.1 billion in
- 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in Florida (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 17 percent from $36.2 billion in 2023 to $42.3 billion in
- 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in Georgia (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 17 percent from $24.9 billion in 2023 to $29.1 billion in
- 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in Hawaii (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 19 percent from $1.1 billion in 2023 to $1.4 billion in 2024.
- 3. The industry’s total annual GDP contribution in the District of Columbia (without the cross-state spillover effect) increased by 17 percent from $3.7 billion in 2023 to $4.4
- 3. Value added refers to the additional value created at a particular stage of production. It is measured as the difference between the total revenue of the industry and the total
- 4. The employment multiplier based on only the operational effect was 3.8 in 2024.
- 4. The industry’s total state and local tax contribution in Alabama (without the cross-state spillover effect) of $369 million in 2024 would have been sufficient to fund over
- 4. The industry’s total state and local tax contribution in Alaska (without the cross-state spillover effect) of $42 million in 2024 would have been sufficient to fund all of the
- 4. The industry’s total state and local tax contribution in Arizona (without the cross-state spillover effects) of $1.0 billion in 2024 would have been sufficient to fund all of the
- 4. The industry’s total state and local tax contribution in Arkansas (without the cross-state spillover effect) of $311 million in 2024 would have been sufficient to fund all
- 4. The industry’s total state and local tax contribution in Delaware (without the cross-state spillover effect) of $61 million in 2024 would have been sufficient to fund all
- 4. The industry’s total state and local tax contribution in Florida (without the cross-state spillover effect) of $3.6 billion in 2024 would have been sufficient to fund nearly
- 4. The industry’s total state and local tax contribution in Georgia (without the cross-state spillover effect) of $2.1 billion in 2024 would have been sufficient to fund nearly
- 4. The industry’s total state and local tax contribution in Hawaii (without the cross-state spillover effect) of $176 million in 2024 would have been sufficient to fund over
- 4. Total contribution includes direct, indirect, and induced contributions. Direct contributions are those occurring directly within the data center industry. Indirect contributions are
- 5. The labor income multiplier based on only the operational effect was 2.2 in 2024.
- 6. The value added multiplier based on only the operational effect was 2.2 in 2024.
- I. Introduction
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- I. Introduction.............................................................................................................................................. 9
- II. Industry overview
- II. Industry overview................................................................................................................................... 10
- III. Economic contribution
- III. Economic contribution.......................................................................................................................... 12
- IV. Conclusion
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- IV. Conclusion............................................................................................................................................ 28
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