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Residents demand earlier public meeting, press county for data on Project Jupiter
Summary
At Do—na Ana County's March 24 meeting, many residents urged commissioners to hold an earlier, substantive public meeting on Project Jupiter, citing conflicting job claims, water and air concerns, and lack of developer transparency.
Do—na Ana County residents filled the public-comment period at the March 24 Board of County Commissioners meeting to press for more information and an earlier public meeting on Project Jupiter, a proposed AI/data-center development.
"You have to use them as a crutch at this point because you don't even have all the information yourselves," said Annie Ersing House during the public-comment portion, accusing project developers of providing inconsistent or misleading data and warning of potential air and water harms. Several other speakers echoed those concerns, citing discrepancies in the number of permanent jobs public materials have claimed—figures that commenters said range from 750 to 1,500—and…
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