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Hermantown · St. Louis County
Google drops tax-abatement request for proposed Hermantown campus
What changed
At the October 19 Hermantown City Council meeting, Google said it would no longer seek abatement for its proposed data-center project and outlined a decommissioning agreement. The campus remains proposed and still requires its special-use-permit and related local decisions.
Changed Oct 19, 2026 96% confidence 2 public sources
Why it matters
Removing the abatement changes the local fiscal package for a prominent Minnesota proposal while leaving the central entitlement and environmental questions unresolved.
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Special-use-permit recommendation · October 26 Council action · development-agreement terms · well and decommissioning safeguards