🌱 Patch AM: Can Hobart’s power grid really handle a massive Amazon data center?

Hello Hobart! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Can Hobart's power grid really handle a massive Amazon data center?
• How could new warehouses reshape wetlands by the Crossings of Hobart?

Also on today's calendar: AZRAEL FEST (Special Education Fundraiser) and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with sprinkles, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 59.
• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Indiana power outage raises concerns about data centers (wyomingpublicmedia.org) — After a powerful storm left some Indiana homes without electricity for nearly two weeks, Hobart residents are questioning whether the grid can reliably support a planned Amazon data center in their city. Local resident Angelita Soriano, part of a lawsuit against the city council's approval process, shares why she believes the project could strain power and accountability in Hobart.
   

• IDEM hosts Hobart wetlands project hearing with little public comment (chicagotribune.com) — A state environmental hearing is weighing a permit for shipping warehouses that would fill more than five acres of Hobart wetlands near U.S. 30 and Colorado Street by the Crossings of Hobart. With only one resident speaking and a decision expected within weeks, the project's impact on nearby wetlands and its separation from the Amazon data center remain key points for locals to watch.
   

📸 Around Hobart

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hobart

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• You Should Be Dancing →
  Art Theater, 230 Main St, Hobart
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• AZRAEL FEST (Special Education Fundraiser) →
  Art Theater, 230 Main St, Hobart
  2:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Board of Public Works →
  Hobart City Hall Meetings - Hobart IN 46342
  3:30 pm
• Common Council →
  Hobart City Hall Meetings - Hobart IN 46342
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Board of Zoning Appeals →
  Hobart City Hall Meetings - Hobart IN 46342
  5:30 pm
• Plan Commission →
  Hobart City Hall Meetings - Hobart IN 46342
  6:30 pm
Monday September 7
• Labor Day - City Holiday →
  Hobart City Hall Meetings - Hobart IN 46342
• Labor Day-No School
  River Forest Community Sch Corp Hobart, IN 46342

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• Open House (For Parents)
  Crown Point High School CPHS
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Jackson St Block Party
  Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch Gary, IN 46407
  11:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Tech Tuesday
  Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch Gary, IN 46407
  11:00 am
Wednesday September 2
• NAMI Connection Peer Support Group →
  Joy Bomb Social Center, 2584 Clay St, Gary
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Asian Tiger Mosquitoes have apparently arrived.
  At least in my backyard. I got hammered yesterday while mowing midday. The bite wounds seem to be more pronounced and the itching is like nothing I… (Nextdoor Viking Village)

• Daifuku America Corporation posted a job opening for External 1st Shift Welder 2 in Hobart. Apply here.
• O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Merchandiser/Stocker - Hub in Hobart. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hobart here.

🗞 Nearby News

Merrillville

• Renovations Begin at Merrillville Police Department (xrock1039.com)
• Huntsville woman drives donations to storm-ravaged hometown of Gary, Indiana (waff.com)
• Power Outage in Gary Indiana 2 Weeks After Storm – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)

Lake Station

• Trump signs major disaster declaration to provide emergency funds to Indiana after flooding (oann.com)

Ok Hobart! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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