Data centers got tax breaks. Homeowners were asked to pay triple. Here’s how Eagle Mountain’s tax fight shook out.

The Utah County city walked back its first tax hike, but residents will still pay about double the old rate.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A data center, being built by QTS, begins to take shape west to the Meta facility in Eagle Mountain on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025.

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Andy Larsen

| Aug. 22, 2026, 6:00 a.m.

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Andy LarsenData columnist

Andy Larsen, a lifelong Utah resident who graduated with a math degree from Salt Lake City's Westminster College, is now The Tribune’s data columnist (after previously covering the Utah Jazz). When he's not writing about numbers in our world, Andy enjoys playing soccer, tennis and chess.