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Residents urge Imperial County supervisors to halt AI data center plans, cite water, air and transparency concerns
Summary
Multiple residents and community advocates told the Board of Supervisors they oppose proposed AI/data center projects in Imperial County, questioning developer claims about a $10 billion investment, local job guarantees, environmental review and whether county staff presentations violated open-meeting rules.
Public comment at the Imperial County Board of Supervisors' Feb. 10 meeting focused heavily on opposition to proposed AI data centers and calls for stronger local oversight.
Peter Rodriguez, a community member who said he attended court proceedings about the project that morning, told the board residents came to defend a style of life "of peace and tranquility" that he said large facilities would threaten. "Keep Imperial Valley the way it is," he said, urging supervisors to listen to constituents who had testified in court.
Several speakers raised the same themes. Francisco Leal questioned the developer's math, disputing a claimed $10,000,000,000…
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