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Residents and tradespeople spar over proposed data center during San Marcos public comment
Summary
At a Feb. 17 San Marcos City Council work session, multiple residents urged the council to block proposed data centers over groundwater and local-soul concerns while the applicant and a local contractor argued the project will bring jobs; the council did not act and the applicant provided a supplemental FAQ packet for later consideration.
During the citizen-comment period at the San Marcos City Council work session on Feb. 17, speakers offered sharply divided perspectives on a proposed data center near 904 Francis Harris.
A resident who did not give a name urged council to codify water protections and mandate net-zero water use for any large data center, saying, "We must codify it" and arguing data centers threaten the city’s water tables and character.
Rocco Moses told council that data centers are "parasitic entities" that seek low-cost land…
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