New Albany City Council will vote on continuing tax breaks for more than 40 data center and business projects.

The list includes facilities tied to Google, Meta, Amazon and Discover Financial Services. The council will consider four resolutions covering Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) agreements across Franklin and Licking counties. Two renew existing deals. Two authorize brand-new 100% property tax exemptions lasting up to 15 years.

Renewing existing deals

Resolution R-38-2026 would affirm the Franklin County Tax Incentive Review Council's recommendation to continue 15 active CRA agreements. The TIRC met July 13 and reviewed 16 agreements total. One, for the Encova Insurance Data Center, required no action because its abatement ended in 2025.

The Franklin County list includes Montauk Innovations LLC (Google), Discover Financial Services, TJX Inc., Ohio Power Company, SI NAL01 LLC, American Regent, the Water's Edge Campus, EOG Resources and the AirEIT Innovation Corporate Park.

Resolution R-39-2026 covers the Licking County side. That TIRC met July 20 and recommended continuing 26 of 27 active agreements. The completed abatement belonged to Herm Wango Investments LLC, also known as Anomatic Corporation.

Licking County names include Sidecat LLC (Meta), Montauk Innovations LLC (Google), VADATA Inc. (Amazon Data Services), Preylock New Albany LLC (Amazon distribution), Amgen Inc., EdgeConnex and more than a dozen others.

Both resolutions were introduced Sept. 1 and postponed to the Oct. 6 meeting, according to the proposed legislation.

Two new tax exemptions

Resolution R-40-2026 would grant VTRE Development LLC a new CRA agreement with a 100% real property tax exemption for up to 15 years in the Oak Grove II CRA. The Licking Heights Local School District and the Licking County Joint Vocational School District (C-TEC) have each waived their rights to receive notice under state law.

Resolution R-41-2026 would do the same for NA Innovation 100 LLC. In that case, the Johnstown-Monroe Local School District and C-TEC waived notice. Both new agreements were prepared Sept. 24 and will be introduced for the first time Oct. 6.

Neither resolution names the specific project or investment amount the exemptions would support.

Why council votes on these each year

The TIRC process is required by Ohio law. Each year, a statutory board that includes the county auditor, city officials, school superintendents and township trustees reviews every active CRA agreement for compliance.

Last year, council approved similar TIRC continuation resolutions on a 7-0 vote at its Sept. 2, 2025, meeting.

The tax breaks have drawn public scrutiny. At the Dec. 16, 2025, council meeting, resident Michael Swanson asked for a formal report on data center tax incentives. Mayor Sloan Spalding responded that the economic development deals "were discussed in city council meetings and council voted on them," and pointed to the TIRC reviews as a public check.

According to the city's data center finances page, data centers generated roughly $10 million in community development charge revenue in tax year 2024.

Also on the agenda

Council is also expected to consider a Jersey Township annexation. Jersey Township Board of Trustees members Dan Wetzel, Jeff Fry and Ben Pieper are listed in the proposed legislation, though the specific acreage and location were not available in the published document.

A proclamation honoring New Albany High School sophomore Sammy Petroff is also on the docket. Petroff won the OHSAA Division I state diving championship Feb. 25 at Branin Natatorium in Canton with 480.45 points, the school's first girls state diving title since 2016, the Columbus Dispatch reported.

The Tuesday, Oct. 6, meeting is open to the public. Resolutions take effect upon adoption under the New Albany Charter.