On Monday, Lehman said that, beyond job creation, the two main benefits of developing data centers are growth in a town’s grand list and income tax revenue. Groton Town Manager John Burt said there are no imminent plans for a data center but “I am very supportive of the bill that cleared the Senate and is expected to be signed by the Governor. The Town of Groton would be thrilled to host data centers presuming that we can arrive at a satisfactory host municipality fee agreement.” A qualified data center is defined in the legislation as a facility that houses networked computer servers in one location, centralizing the storage and dissemination of data. Montville has had plans for a data center in place since 2019, when the Planning and Zoning Commission unveiled and unanimously approved the site plan for the first phase of the project.
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