The Wasco County Commission approved a Strategic Improvement Plan agreement with Google and the City of The Dalles for development of a portion of the former aluminum plant site the company purchased. The agreement actually covers two data center projects to be developed in the next 25 years, with a 15-year tax abatement for each. There would be a one-time $3 million payment to the County and City for each project, a prescribed Community Service Fee, and a guaranteed annual payment for 15 years based on 50 percent of property tax due for the first project, and 60 percent for the second. Wasco County administrative services director Matthew Klebes said this agreement brings more to local governments than the Enterprise Zone agreements used for previous Google developments. The agreement will now go The Dalles City Council on Monday evening. Google would still need to get various land use permits for each project to move forward.