TUCSON, Ariz. - (KVOA) Project Blue developer, Beale Infrastructure, plans to move forward with building a data center in Pima County despite strong pushback from Tucsonans and residents in Southern Arizona and a clear rejection from the Tucson City Council last month.

The proposed site still sits on 290 acres of county land, near Houghton Rd. and I-10. Download PDF

A memo Wednesday from Pima County Administrator Jan Lesher to the Pima County Board of Supervisors, outlines next steps Beale Infrastructure plans to take. Beale said it would revamp its design of the data center by using air cooling technology that uses a closed-loop system, providing for low-water use.

In a letter to the county, Beale pledged its air-cooled design would not use potable or other water for the cooling o

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