Project Blue: What I Witnessed, In Person

I didn’t encounter Project Blue once. I encountered it repeatedly - in different rooms, under different framing, with different levels of transparency.

I was physically present at the July 2025 public meeting in Vail where Project Blue was discussed. I was also physically present at the December meeting in Marana. Between and after those meetings, I tracked additional developments as the project moved, shifted language, and reappeared across jurisdictions.

This matters, because what I am documenting is not a single meeting.It is a pattern.

Vail: Where I Raised a Constitutional Question

At the Vail meeting, I attended in person and listened as Project Blue was discussed in the broader context of large-scale data infrastructure. At the time, Amazon was openly referenced in public conversation related to similar projects in the region, which immediately elevated community interest and concern.

The meeting was held at Mica Mountain High School, a Vail Unified School District showcase campus. It was during this meeting that I raised a constitutional concern on the public record and cited Article 9, Section 7 of the Arizona Constitution, commonly known as the Gift Clause.

After Vail: The Project Didn’t End, It Moved

Following significant public backlash, the project in Vail was canceled. That should have ended the discussion. Instead, Project Blue resurfaced elsewhere.

What Comes Next

As I continued reviewing public records related to Project Blue, it became clear that this project does not exist in isolation. References within those records point toward broader water planning frameworks, including One Water 2100, which operate at the state level, not just locally.

That matters - but it deserves its own careful examination.

In the next article, I will begin outlining how statewide water planning intersects with large-scale infrastructure development, what questions that raises around water security and long-term risk, and why these issues affect all Arizonans, especially those who rely on private wells.

For now, this report remains focused on what I witnessed firsthand, what was said publicly, and what documentation is still pending.

This story is still unfolding.