Kansas City Meta Data Center Must Wait For MILLIONS In Taxpayer Cash

Turns out that the tech good life in the Northland is overrated as tax trouble confronts the social media giant that mistakenly things the future is everyone wanting wear a TV on their head . . . 

And so . . .

LIBERATED FROM BEHIND THE PAYWALL . . . HERE'S A QUOTE ON THE SITCH and a link to more info . . .

"Meta Platforms Inc. has had its first Kansas City data center project up and running since last year, but jurisdictions like the Smithville School District won't start seeing millions of dollars in new tax revenue anticipated from the $800 million development for another year or more.

"That's, in part, because of how the city wrote tax incentive terms for Facebook's parent years ago, and how planning officials in recent months handled occupancy certificates for the first data center buildings on its campus northwest of Interstate 435 and U.S. Highway 169."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . . Paywall but MAYBE worth it . . .

KC Biz Journal -- Exclusive: School district's tax windfall delayed from KC Meta data center