Securing a Full Tax Agreement After Project Announcement

Our client had already secured county incentives on their own, but the failed to negotiate local city incentives — unaware of the project’s exposure to ETJ taxation. By the time GMJ was engaged, the project had already been publicly announced. Despite this — typically a fatal barrier to local incentive negotiations, as taxing entities routinely deny incentives once a siting decision is known — GMJ successfully negotiated a 10-year, 100% payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with the city. Securing a full local tax abatement post-announcement is exceptionally rare and reflects the strength of GMJ’s local relationships and negotiating credibility.​