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San Marcos residents urge council to deny data centers over water, noise and zoning concerns
Summary
Dozens of San Marcos residents told the City Council during the citizen-comment period that proposed data centers near Francis Harris Lane and elsewhere threaten groundwater, cause noise and should not be rezoned into city limits.
Dozens of residents urged the San Marcos City Council on July 1 to block data centers proposed near Francis Harris Lane and elsewhere, citing worries about water use, noise, traffic and insufficient local regulatory control.
Residents said multiple proposals — including the Mayberry and Highlander projects and others around Francis Harris Lane — would strain water supplies and local utilities, change long-standing land uses and reduce neighborhood quality of life. “We are fighting to stand by morals and values that we believe in,” said Tori Martin, a resident who described recent water service disruptions in her neighborhood. Abby Wetzel, another resident, said developers’ claims about closed-loop cooling underestimate the water needed for power and cooling systems and raised concerns that…
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