No data center deal yet as Danville sets higher tax rate and weighs power needs

Danville city leaders have approved a steep increase in the city’s tax rate for data centers, a move aimed at positioning the city to capture future tax revenue if a developer pursues a project in Danville. Danville City Council voted to raise the data center tax rate from $0.25 to $1.20 for every $100 of assessed value. FULL STORY: https://bit.ly/4x2l78P _______________ Follow WSET on social media: WSET-TV ABC News 13 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ABC13News WSET-TV ABC News 13 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ABC13News WSET-TV ABC News 13 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abc13_wset/?hl=en WSET-TV ABC News 13 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/Abc-13-wset Subscribe to WSET-TV on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wsetabc1373/featured Watch more top local news stories: https://wset.com/news/local For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.wset.com/ Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://wset.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: newsdesk@wset.com Call the Newsroom: 431.455.5131 WSET is a VA based station and an ABC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to 163 television stations in 77 markets, after pending transactions. Sinclair's television group reaches approximately 38.7% of US television households and includes FOX, ABC, MyTV, CW, CBS, NBC, Univision and Azteca affiliates #wset #wsettv #wsetabcnews13 #virginianews #datacenter #virginia #trending #localnews #news #taxrate #power