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Stephen Lopez

Assistant County Manager, Doña Ana County government (staff) · Joint acting county manager, Doña Ana County government (staff)
verification: confirmed

Doña Ana County's Assistant County Manager and operational spokesperson on the project, named one of three joint acting county managers in July 2026.

At a glance

Current roles
Category
Agency staff
Jurisdiction
Doña Ana County
Verification
confirmed — Two independent accounts agree
In the record
0 sources · 1 connections · 1 dated entries
Record id
PJP57

Key facts

  • Speaks for the county on the project's grading permits, site work and desalination.
  • 2026-07-28Appointed a joint acting county manager with Deb Weir and Lucio Luttrell on July 28, 2026, after the county manager's contract was terminated.

The record

Assistant County Manager; the county's operational spokesman on Jupiter (grading permits, site work, desalination)

Relationships · 1

In the timeline · 1

Jul 28, 2026The manager who signed the framework MOU is gone; three acting managers take over

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The decision was due July 21. Instead: a public hearing — first set for October, then moved up to September 14 at the applicant’s request — and a ruling due by November 23. A $165B question for one desert county, on a schedule that keeps moving. The clock above always shows the next date that matters. Until the ruling, and after, this is the public watch on how it’s being made.