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Residents urge Pima supervisors to halt "Project Blue"; board declines immediate intervention
Summary
Dozens of residents urged the Pima County Board of Supervisors to stop a proposed large data center project, citing water, energy and health risks; the board heard lengthy public comment but did not reverse course and defeated a Board of Health's recommendation for retroactive due-diligence review.
A packed public-comment period at the Pima County Board of Supervisors' meeting turned into a sustained protest Tuesday, as residents and activists urged supervisors to block or further scrutinize a proposed large data center project often called “Project Blue.”
Speakers from neighborhoods and advocacy groups told the board the development would strain local water supplies, raise utility rates and worsen air and public-health outcomes. “They're going to drink our milkshake,” said resident John Ralston, paraphrasing a widely quoted line used in several comments to…
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