Support This Project
Voice Your Support for Red-tailed Hawk Solar
To ensure that Red-tailed Hawk Solar is financeable and that Wharton County receives the many benefits this Project will provide the community, it is critical that Wharton County Commissioners grant a 312 tax abatement agreement.
The Wharton County Commissioners Need to Hear from YOU!
Call or write your Wharton County Commissioners today to express your support for this utility-scale solar operation, which will bring JOBS, much-needed REVENUES and electrical POWER to Wharton County and beyond.
CONTACT YOUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Here are the Facts:
The financial model, upon which this project has been structured, takes into account a 10-year tax abatement, similar to other projects of this scope and scale. Currently, both the county and the Wharton ISD support the project, due to its ability to bring new funding in the form of taxes to their coffers (see the significant economic impact of Red-tailed Hawk Solar under our FAQ section). This support, and that of the Commissioners, will ensure that the project is financeable.
Counties across the state of Texas are competing for industrial-scale investments like the Red-tailed Hawk Solar. Those counties that are embracing economic development are reaping the benefits, including the funding of new schools, new safety and security equipment, improved roadways, improved utilities, balanced budgets, etc.
Almost all advanced industrial-scale projects involve some degree of municipal tax incentives to help create a viable ROI to ensure that a project can be brought to fruition. But the real ROI is what is returned to the municipality, which becomes the beneficiary of more jobs, more investment and more revenues to pay the bills.
Tax abatements are very typical of large commercial industrial-scale investments made by private enterprise in communities looking to broaden and enhance their overall tax base to augment existing sources of revenue to support county services and schools.
Like other parts of the state and nation, Wharton County’s tax base has been adversely affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Existing and proposed solar projects, such as Red-tailed Hawk Solar, provide benefits to the broader economy by helping to offset some of those losses, including keeping energy costs affordable and reliable for Texas homes and businesses.
Here's what Wharton County stands to gain:
To ensure that Red-tailed Hawk Solar is financeable and that Wharton County receives the many benefits this Project will provide the community, it is critical that Wharton County Commissioners grant a 312 tax abatement agreement.
The Wharton County Commissioners Need to Hear from YOU!
Call or write your Wharton County Commissioners today to express your support for this utility-scale solar operation, which will bring JOBS, much-needed REVENUES and electrical POWER to Wharton County and beyond.
Contact Your County Commissioner
Please contact your County Commissioner today to tell him that you want a 312 tax abatement for this Project.
Richard Zahn
3738 FM 3012
Wharton, Texas 77488
Phone: (979) 532-1991
Fax: (979) 532-0838
E-mail here
Office Hours
6:30am – 5:00pm Mon. – Thurs.
Rusty Graves
P.O. Box 399
East Bernard, Texas 77435
Phone: (979) 335-7541
Fax: (979) 335-6029
E-mail here
Office Hours
6:30am – 5:00pm Mon. – Thurs.
Steven Goetsch
1271 CR 358
El Campo, Texas 77437
Phone: (979) 543-0091
Fax: (979) 543-0092
E-mail here
Office Hours
6:30am – 5:00pm Mon. – Thurs.
Doug Mathews
P.O. Box 509
Pierce, Texas 77467
Phone: (979) 543-3561
Fax: (979) 543-9062
E-mail here
Office Hours
6:30am – 5:00pm Mon. – Thurs.
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