🌱 Will this new SAFE tool change how Sunland Park businesses speak up?

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In today's newsletter:

• Will this new SAFE tool change how Sunland Park businesses speak up?
• Why is a loud mystery noise plaguing Sunland Park nights?
• How big are the new power plants planned near Sunland Park?

Also on today's calendar: Farmers’ Market at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 69 and low of 38 degrees.
• Friday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 71, low: 42.
• Saturday: Warm with sunshine, with a high of 73 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Independent Nation unveils SAFE tool to aid Sunland Park businesses amid corruption suit (kfoxtv.com) — Sunland Park business owners now have access to a new reporting tool called SAFE, created by developer Independent Nation as it pursues a lawsuit against city officials. The online channel lets local businesses confidentially document licensing or operational problems and, if they choose, share them with attorneys or regulators, while organizers stress it doesn’t replace formal complaint processes or serve as an investigative body.
   

• Borderland Gripes – Noisy Sunland Park, Stinky El Paso (klaq.com) — Residents in and around Sunland Park are being kept awake by a mysterious, extremely loud noise that’s been traced to a vacuum station, which officials say should be replaced by spring 2026. Locals also regularly battle a powerful sewage-plant odor that can drift as far as the Sunland Park–Doniphan intersection, depending on the wind. Both nuisances highlight how everyday quality-of-life issues can ripple across the Borderland.
   

• Permit applications for Project Jupiter microgrids raise fears about scale, emissions (santafenewmexican.com) — A massive natural-gas-powered “microgrid” complex is being proposed just outside Sunland Park and Santa Teresa to power the planned Project Jupiter data center campus, raising concerns about its true scale and emissions. Permit filings suggest the two facilities could generate nearly half of New Mexico’s current annual electricity output and emit millions of tons of greenhouse gases, prompting questions about local and statewide environmental impacts.
   

📸 Around Sunland Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sunland Park

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• MVCS Girls Varsity Basketball @ Santa Teresa
  Santa Teresa High School, 9703, Sunland Park
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Farmers’ Market at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing
  Ardovino's Desert Crossing , 1 Ardovinos Dr , Sunland Park
  9:00 am
• Santa is Coming to the Borderland for Brunch
  Equestrian Holistic Retreat Getaway , 2901 Girl Scout Ln , Sunland Park
  9:30 am

Saturday December 20

• Farmers’ Market at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing
  Ardovino's Desert Crossing , 1 Ardovinos Dr , Sunland Park
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Chaparral Lobos vs Lovington Wildcats
  Chaparral High School , 800 S County Line Dr , Chaparral
  4:00 pm
• Chaparral Lobos vs Boys Lovington/Girls Ruidoso Wildcats
  Chaparral High School , 800 S County Line Dr , Chaparral
  4:00 pm
• Open Farm Night – Krazy Arrow Ranchette
  Krazy Arrow Ranchette LLC , 2490 Hot Peppers Rd , Chaparral
  5:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Santa Teresa Warriors vs Hanks Knights
  Santa Teresa High School , 9703 , Sunland Park
  4:00 pm
• Chaparral Lobos vs Loretto Academy (EL)
  Chaparral High School , 800 S County Line Dr , Chaparral
  4:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Santa Teresa Warriors vs Anthony Wildcats
  Santa Teresa High School , 9703 , Sunland Park
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Gadsden Panthers vs Artesia Bulldogs
  Gadsden High School , 6301 NM-28 , Anthony
  12:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• Living Epistle Worship Service
  890 NM-192 , Mesquite
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Alert!
  Trash, Recycling Holiday Collection Schedule Christmas week: No trash or recycling pickups on Thursday, Dec. 25 & Friday, Dec. 26 Make-up trash… (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Santa Teresa

• ACLU claims Cuban detainees were beaten for refusing removal to Mexico (dailyherald.com)

Las Cruces

• VENUE CHANGE: Las Cruces Public Safety Task Force Has New Venue (grantcountybeat.com)
• Coming Up: Dec. 12 (lascrucesbulletin.com)
• Project Jupiter donates $50,000 to local food pantry (lcsun-news.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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