Doña Ana County appoints data center Community Monitoring Committee members

Gabrielle Lopez

DONA ANA COUNTY, N.M. (KVIA) — Wednesday, the Board of County Commissioners for Doña Ana County has announced the members appointed to serve on the Community Monitoring Committee related to Project Jupiter. 

The board established the committee to provide a forum for community input and oversight related to the Project Jupiter data center being built in Southern New Mexico.

A map shows where the $165 billion data center campus — dubbed “Project Jupiter” would be located in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.

The 11-member committee includes two representatives from county commission districts, with one additional representative from District 2, where Project Jupiter will be located. 

According to the county, committee members will serve in a voluntary capacity and have to disclose any financial interest, employment or other affiliation with Project Jupiter — whether in support or in opposition.

The county released a list of the 11 members:

District 1: Gavin McMurdo and Michael Stracener District 2: Jerry Prochazka, Art Terrazas and Luis Bonilla  District 3: Wayne Grinnell and Hannan Al-Qanai  District 4: Don Bassett and Marcus Wells  District 5: Lynn Moorer and Juan Garcia  Click here to follow the original article.