A City-County Council committee voted 11-2 Monday to recommend the full council reject about $113 million in tax breaks for data center developer DC Blox. The company previously won approval to build a two building campus on Indianapolis’ east side.
The recommendation is not binding. The full council, which must also approve the tax abatements, is expected to vote in December.
More than two dozen people spoke at the meeting in council chambers — nearly all opposed the tax deal. Indy Economic Development CEO Andrea Richter-Garry, whose organization negotiated the deal for the city, told the committee the project would bring in about $58 million to the local community during the abatement period: roughly $28 million in taxes plus the company’s $30 million pledge…