Mayor Christine Erickson and the Sioux Falls City Council listen to a proposal from the Sioux Falls Planning and Development Services Department to overhaul property tax relief programs made available by the city. (Joe Sneve / The Dakota Scout)

South Dakota's largest city is eliminating more tax breaks for data centers.

The Sioux Falls City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday to revise its industrial property tax reduction program, removing data processing and storage operations from the list of businesses eligible for reduced property tax assessments.

“I have consistently maintained that data centers must pay their own way. This ordinance will ensure that they do,” Mayor Christine Erickson told The Dakota Scout. “I appreciate the City Council’s support in making this reality.”

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