🌱 How Jeffersonville’s new data center pause could reshape future development
Jeffersonville, Indiana Patch AM: a 5 min readGood day Jeffersonville! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Jeffersonville’s new data center pause could reshape future development
- How a Jeffersonville nonprofit is shaping a national college-access bill
- Why are alligators suddenly turning up on Jeffersonville streets?
Also on today's calendar: Lunar Grove and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 88 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Some sun, a t-storm; humid, temps: high: 90, low: 72.
- Saturday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Jeffersonville approves 1-year data center moratorium (lpm.org subscription) — Jeffersonville’s City Council has enacted a one-year moratorium on new data centers so planners can rewrite zoning rules and better protect nearby neighborhoods. Existing projects at River Ridge, including the Meta data center, are exempt, but future facilities may face stricter rules on where they can locate. Residents will have chances to weigh in as proposed zoning changes move through hearings. 
2. Southern Indiana congresswoman hopes to remove barriers to higher education for homeless, foster youth (wave3.com) — In Jeffersonville, local nonprofit Family Arc is backing a federal bill aimed at making college more accessible for homeless and foster youth, including better housing options, in-state tuition access, and campus support staff. Congresswoman Erin Houchin’s proposal, co-sponsored by lawmakers from other states, could directly affect vulnerable young people served by Jeffersonville organizations if it advances.
3. Four-foot alligator surprises early-morning commuter near downtown Jeffersonville (wbiw.com) — An early-morning commuter near downtown Jeffersonville came face-to-face with a 4.5-foot alligator, which local police safely captured without injuries. The juvenile gator is now at the Kentuckiana Scaletuary, and officials say it’s the second loose alligator case in months. Residents are reminded not to approach exotic animals and to call police or wildlife officers instead.
4. ‘Reduce risk and increase confidence': Jeffersonville Police Department gets new training simulator (wave3.com) — Jeffersonville police officers are now training on a new 180-degree simulator, bought with a federal grant, to sharpen decision-making and marksmanship in realistic scenarios. The system lets multiple officers practice more than 1,000 situations year-round indoors, and Jeffersonville staff are even building custom scenarios based on local practices. SWAT is already using it, and more officers will begin training on it this fall.
5. Driver arraigned in fatal Milton Hill crash (mytrimblenews.com) — A Jeffersonville woman has been charged with reckless homicide after a June 16 head-on crash on U.S. 421 in Trimble County, Kentucky, that killed a Lawrenceburg, Indiana man and seriously injured her and three children. She pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday, with bond set at $175,000 and a preliminary hearing scheduled for Aug. 11.
📸 Around Jeffersonville
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Dripping Hydrangeas →
Pinot's Palette, 300 Spring St Ste 1A, Jeffersonville
1:00 pm
Sunday August 9
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Other local events
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Police Merit Commission
Jeffersonville Government Meetings 500 Quartermaster Court, Jeffersonville, IN 47130
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Board of Public Works Meeting
Jeffersonville Government Meetings 500 Quartermaster Court, Jeffersonville, IN 47130
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Lunar Grove →
Pinot's Palette, 300 Spring St Ste 1A, Jeffersonville
7:00 pm -
City Council Meeting
Jeffersonville Government Meetings 500 Quartermaster Court, Jeffersonville, IN 47130
2:00 pm -
Simply Monet →
Pinot's Palette, 300 Spring St Ste 1A, Jeffersonville
7:00 pm -
Golden Gaze →
Pinot's Palette, 300 Spring St Ste 1A, Jeffersonville
1:00 pm -
Galaxy Beach →
Pinot's Palette, 300 Spring St Ste 1A, Jeffersonville
7:00 pm
Tuesday August 11
Wednesday August 12
Friday August 14
Monday August 17
Tuesday August 18
Sunday August 23
Friday August 28
📣 Jeffersonville Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Sanitary Sewer Board
Jeffersonville Government Meetings 500 Quartermaster Court, Jeffersonville, IN 47130
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Fire Merit Commission
Jeffersonville Government Meetings 500 Quartermaster Court, Jeffersonville, IN 47130
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Thursday Trivia at the Brewery →
The High Dive, 141 W Main St, New Albany
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Regional Placemaking Series - Indiana Arts Commission →
Charlestown, IN Calendar, 934 Main Street, Charlestown
4:00 pm
Thursday August 6
Friday August 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- This is Shep he went missing this morning in the tunnel mill area of Charlestown Indiana, if anybody has seen him please Pm me thank you so much!
Posted by Dakota Nunn on Southern Indiana Lost and found Pets Advocates (Nextdoor New Chapel) - Update Tuesday morning: Still looking for my baby skunk on Briscoe Dr.
The trap was moved last night so he is close! Please check your crawlspaces and sheds before letting dogs out today. If you see him he is just a baby… (Nextdoor Heavenly Heights)
- Vericast, Inc. posted a job opening for Press Operator - 2nd Shift in Jeffersonville. Apply here.
- CLARCOR Companies posted a job opening for Shipping Clerk in Jeffersonville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jeffersonville here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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