Project Jupiter oversight committee to hold first public meeting Saturday in Las Cruces

Project Jupiter's Community Monitoring Committee meets Oct. 31 in Las Cruces. Residents can suggest topics and experts for future public meetings.

Project Jupiter oversight committee to hold first public meeting Saturday in Las Cruces
The Doña Ana County Government Center at 845 N. Motel Blvd. in Las Cruces will host the inaugural meeting of the Project Jupiter Community Monitoring Committee at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. (Damien Willis / Organ Mountain News)

The 11-member committee will organize its leadership and invite residents to suggest issues and experts for future discussions about the project.

Organ Mountain News report

LAS CRUCES - The newly appointed Community Monitoring Committee for Project Jupiter will hold its first public meeting Saturday, Oct. 31, giving Doña Ana County residents an opportunity to help shape which issues the committee will examine.

The 11-member committee will meet at 2 p.m. in the Commission Chambers at the Doña Ana County Government Center, 845 N. Motel Blvd. in Las Cruces.

During its inaugural meeting, the committee is scheduled to elect officers, adopt bylaws and begin identifying topics related to Project Jupiter's operations and plans for future information meetings.

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Members of the public are invited to attend and suggest subjects they believe deserve closer examination. Residents can also recommend experts who could provide information at future committee forums.

The committee is expected to discuss potential locations for future meetings in other parts of Doña Ana County, including locations closer to the Project Jupiter site.

Saturday's meeting represents the committee's first opportunity to establish its organizational structure and begin setting priorities with public input.

If you go

The Community Monitoring Committee's inaugural meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, in the Commission Chambers at the Doña Ana County Government Center, 845 N. Motel Blvd., Las Cruces.

The meeting is open to the public. Residents are encouraged to bring suggestions for topics the committee should study and experts it should invite to future forums.

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