El Paso Matters reporter Diego Mendoza-Moyers moderated a roundtable discussion Thursday at City Hall about the Meta data center, which District 4 City Rep. Cynthia Boyar Trejo organized to expand the dialogue and enhance the community’s understanding of the controversial project. This is his report on the event.
A roundtable discussion Thursday involving El Paso city officials, Meta Platforms Inc. and critics of the company’s incoming Northeast data center highlighted one thing: the data center’s impacts are too myriad and complicated to hash out in 60 minutes.
“The Meta data center has become one of the most discussed and controversial issues in our community. And it has raised important questions about water, energy, economic development, transparency, and the future of El Paso,” Mayor Renard Johnson said…