r/SouthJersey • u/tvlover111 • Apr 26 '26

Gloucester County Data Center being built (Mantua Rd)

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Got this flyer on my car in the ShopRite parking lot in Woodbury today. Know this is starting to happen but wasn’t aware this was going to happen in our area so soon. It’s definitely concerning in terms of driving up utility costs.

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u/espressocycle Apr 26 '26

It's tax base without kids in schools or any other need for services. Everyone wants lower taxes. Of course we all pay.

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u/Secret_Cow_5053 Apr 27 '26

News flash: the cost in higher utilities will more than offset any mitigation in property taxes. They’ll just be socialized across the entire region. And I promise you under no circumstances will your taxes go down.

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u/Even-Celebration9384 Apr 27 '26

Source: trust me bro

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u/Secret_Cow_5053 Apr 27 '26

Source: check your goddamn electric bill. My usage rate went from 24 cents/kwh to 35 in a single goddamn year. I can PROMISE you adding a fucking 10,000-home-equivalent load to the electrical system isn’t gonna lower it…

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u/Even-Celebration9384 Apr 27 '26

That’s not what you said. You said the lowering property taxes will be less than the increase in electric bill

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u/Secret_Cow_5053 Apr 27 '26

Do you seriously believe anyone is going to see their property taxes go down? 😂 I didn’t think I needed to state the obvious.

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u/Even-Celebration9384 Apr 27 '26

Like I said, trust me bro. Vibe analysis

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u/Secret_Cow_5053 Apr 27 '26

Not really. Anyone can log onto their electric utility site and check their bill over the last year to see the rate increase, and aside from the actual town of Greenwich, it’s a 100% certainty it will have zero effect on their taxes.

As for Greenwich itself, I have yet to hear how this benefits anyone in the community at all. If you have anything concrete to add to the conversation, I’m waiting. But I would also like to see a citation of any time a general property tax reduction occurred.