LAS CRUCES – A Doña Ana County Board of County Commissioners meeting was interrupted Tuesday as protests over the proposed Project Jupiter data center in Santa Teresa escalated, leading to three arrests and a brief confrontation in front of the commissioners’ dais.
The meeting included public comment on Project Jupiter, a proposed data center development that has drawn both support and opposition. Supporters cited construction jobs, economic opportunity and tax revenue, while opponents raised concerns about water use, power demand, air emissions and the project’s broader environmental effects.
County commissioners ended public comment after a scheduled group of speakers had been heard. Several people who opposed the project continued calling out, saying they had not been given an opportunity to address the commission…