Townsworth
Abilene, Texas24-month community investment program
- Prepared for
- The community committee
- Host community
- Abilene, Texas
- Facility
- AI data center campus (Stargate, per public reporting)
- Term
- 24 months
- Annual fund
- $2,000,000
- Prepared
- November 12, 2026
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12
program items, 9 with a local partner
$1,396,000
itemized over 24 months
$2,604,000
held in reserve for the committee
No draft line is struck; 3 institutions stay for the committee to confirm.
1Material commitments, from the developer's filings
The cultural program below is in addition to these, never instead of them.
- Jobs85% the first cited figure; every line is in the detail below2 sources
- Power1 cited figurethe first cited figure; every line is in the detail below1 source
- Water1 million the first cited figure; every line is in the detail below1 source
- Noise & lightNot yet enteredLimits at the fence line, monitoring
- Tax32% the first cited figure; every line is in the detail below1 source
JobsSources and detail · 2 sources
In exchange for an 85% property tax abatement through Abilene's economic development corporation, Crusoe committed to 357 new full-time jobs and up to $3.5 billion in spending. Business Insider via AOL — Oracle got big tax breaks (Jul 17, 2025) (opens in a new tab)
About 9,000 craft workers were on site daily in March 2026, with construction of the eight buildings expected to run through the first quarter of 2027. KTXS — Construction on Stargate One data center campus set to run through early 2027 (Mar 5, 2026) (opens in a new tab)
PowerSources and detail · 1 source
Crusoe says the campus connects directly to the ERCOT grid, mainly using wind power, with GE Vernova gas turbines as backup power in place of diesel generators. Crusoe — An inside look at the Abilene AI data center (Aug 5, 2025) (opens in a new tab)
WaterSources and detail · 1 source
Crusoe says its closed-loop, non-evaporative cooling needs an initial fill of about 1 million gallons of municipal water per building, across eight buildings, plus about 50,000 gallons per building per year. Crusoe — An inside look at the Abilene AI data center (Aug 5, 2025) (opens in a new tab)
TaxSources and detail · 1 source
Crusoe says that once fully operational the campus will provide up to 32% of the City of Abilene's and up to 25% of Taylor County's FY 2025 budgeted property tax revenue. Crusoe — An inside look at the Abilene AI data center (Aug 5, 2025) (opens in a new tab)
From public reporting as of 2026-10-27. Check each figure against the developer's filings before this memo goes to the committee.
2The program
12 program items across 4 areas; 9 name a local partner.
| Area | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Trades & training nights | $72,000 | 2% |
| Local purchasing | $48,000 | 1% |
| Community fund grants | $1,200,000 | 30% |
| Community events | $76,000 | 2% |
| Committee reserve | $2,604,000 | 65% |
| Total | $4,000,000 | 100% |
Sessions over the 24 months
| Area | Months with a session | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Trades & training nights | 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23 | 8 |
| Local purchasing | 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 | 8 |
| Community fund grants | 9 (4), 21 (4) | 8 |
| Community events | 7, 10, 19, 22 | 4 |
| Item | Item budget |
|---|---|
| Trades & training nightsQuarterly | $72,000 |
Trades-training info night, run with Abilene Independent School District, hosted at The Grace Museum Qloo audience age: broad mix, no group stands out | $18,000 |
Trades-training info night, run with Abilene Independent School District, hosted at Abilene Convention Center | $18,000 |
Trades-training info night, run with Abilene Independent School District, hosted at SoDA District Courtyard | $18,000 |
Trades-training info night, run with Abilene Independent School District, hosted at McMurry University | $18,000 |
| Local purchasingQuarterly | $48,000 |
Supplier day hosted at Mezamiz Coffee House, run with Abilene Chamber of Commerce Qloo audience age: broad mix, no group stands out | $24,000 |
Supplier day hosted at Hardin-Simmons University, run with Abilene Chamber of Commerce | $24,000 |
| Community fund grantsOnce a year (months 9 and 21) | $1,200,000 |
Community grant: Frontier Texas! Qloo audience age: over‑indexes with 55+ | $200,000 |
Community grant: Abilene Zoo | $200,000 |
Community grant: Redbud Park Qloo audience age: broad mix, no group stands out | $200,000 |
Open community grant cycle: residents rank, the committee decides | $600,000 |
| Community events4 dates (months 7, 10, 19, 22) | $76,000 |
Summer music night in the style the town favours | $60,000 |
Community watch party: Texas Rangers | $16,000 |
Reserve, for the committee Not itemized by this tool: more grant cycles, larger awards or items residents add. The committee decides. | $2,604,000 |
| Total over 24 months$1,396,000 itemized + $2,604,000 in reserve | $4,000,000 |
Annual fund $2,000,000. Illustrative. Replace with your actual community fund.
How each item is costed
3Guardrails
- 3.1Not persuasion: no item is timed to a vote, hearing or permit decision.
- 3.2Residents rank the grant shortlist in an anonymous ballot; the community committee decides. No resident data is sent to Qloo.
- 3.3No political, religious or identity targeting. 6 Qloo results were excluded by rule.
- 3.4Signals describe aggregate local affinities, not individual people. Partner availability is not yet confirmed.
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