The general public got a detailed look at Amazon’s plans to use 1,000 acres north of Interstate 70 between New Florence and High Hill for a data center for its web services.

A packed hearing in a Montgomery County courtroom had standing room only attendance. Support for the project was split as they heard the plan to give Amazon Chapter 100 bonds. The proposal got unanimous approval today (Thursday) from the Montgomery County Commission.

It will give tax incentives to Amazon for the new data center that could reach $1 billion, if the company fully constructs its 17-building data center campus.

Amazon could see a minimum of about $244 million in personal property tax breaks, and a maximum of $982 million through the Chapter 100 bonds’ 25-year life.

This doesn’t include tax breaks for real estate.

As part of the deal, Amazon would pay $1.5 million in 2026 and 2027 to help the county upgrade its 911 center and any other infrastructure needs the county saw fit to use.

According to ABC 17 News, Amazon expects that if they upgrade to the plan for a 17-building campus, water usage would run about 50 million gallons a year.