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In a move to counter public opposition to large data centers, Microsoft has decided to forgo $4.9 million offered by the village of Mount Pleasant as an incentive to develop its large data centers in the village, according to a report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Village officials announced the gesture Monday and said the funds will be redirected toward reducing the property tax levy and for capital projects, including $100,000 for county-wide economic development…