🌱 How Indy 500 crowds just raised Speedway sewer bills for 20 years

Good morning to you Speedway! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Indy 500 crowds just raised Speedway sewer bills for 20 years
• How one Speedway house became a four-generation Indy 500 tradition
• New Purdue shuttle will now stop at Dallara in Speedway

Today's riddle: Where is the worst place to hide in a hospital ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 71 degrees.
• Friday: Rather cloudy with a t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 73. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Hot and humid with a t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Massive Indy 500 crowd troubles Speedway wastewater plant again (mirrorindy.org) — Speedway's wastewater plant has repeatedly exceeded ammonia limits during Indy 500 crowds, leading the town to a $14 million expansion agreement with state regulators. Residents will see sewer bills rise about $8 a month for 20 years as the town upgrades the plant to protect the White River and avoid future penalties.
   

• One Speedway home, four generations of family memories (fox59.com) — A Speedway family has kept the same house near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in their hands for four generations, turning it into a race-month gathering spot for fans. The home has expanded over the decades, but its Speedway roots and traditions remain strong as hosting duties prepare to pass from mother to daughter.
   

• Indianapolis (purdue.edu) — Purdue is launching a free Campus Transit route on Aug. 24 that will regularly connect its Indianapolis location, 16 Tech, and the Indianapolis Motorsports Engineering program at Dallara on Main Street in Speedway. Buses will run Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays during semesters, giving Speedway-linked students and staff an easy new way to move between campuses.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 13
• Gentle Slow-Flow Yoga
  Brownsburg Public Library 450 South Jefferson Street, Brownsburg, IN, 46112, US
  9:15 am
• INAEYC Public Policy Virtual Meeting
  Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children Zoom Meeting
  2:00 pm
• Chamber Night at the Farmer's Market 2026
  Brownsburg Chamber of Commerce Town Hall Green
  4:00 pm
• Crouching Tigers CUBS (2.5-6 year olds)
  Brownsburg Public Library - Toddler 450 South Jefferson Street, Brownsburg, IN, 46112, US
  4:30 pm
• Crouching Tigers TIGERS (5 - 8 years old)
  Brownsburg Public Library - Preschool 450 South Jefferson Street, Brownsburg, IN, 46112, US
  5:30 pm
• Avon Town Council Work Session →
  Avon, IN Calendar, 6570 East US Highway 36, Avon
  5:30 pm
• Reagan Popsicles & Playground Event
  Brownsburg Community School District Reagan Elementary - Reagan Playground
  6:00 pm
• Recognizing and Responding to an Opioid Overdose
  Brownsburg Public Library 450 South Jefferson Street, Brownsburg, IN, 46112, US
  6:00 pm
• Avon Town Council Meeting (ATC) →
  Avon, IN Calendar, 6570 East US Highway 36, Avon
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 15
• PAWS to Read →
  Brownsburg Public Library, 450 S Jefferson St, Brownsburg
  11:00 am
Sunday August 16
• Avon Police Department - Public Employee Retirement Fund (PERF) Pension Board Executive Session →
  Avon, IN Calendar, 6570 East US Highway 36, Avon
  2:00 pm
• Avon Police Department - Public Employee Retirement Fund (PERF) Pension Board Meeting →
  Avon, IN Calendar, 6570 East US Highway 36, Avon
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Bell American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Overnight Shift Leader in Speedway. Apply here.
• YMCA of Greater Indianapolis posted a job opening for Day Camp Counselor Baxter YMCA in Indianapolis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Speedway here.

🗞 Nearby News

Indianapolis

• Where to find free grief support in Indianapolis (mirrorindy.org)
• Indy resident to put her deception skills to the test on 'The Traitors' (indystar.com)
• Emergency meeting scheduled on demolition of Martin building (mirrorindy.org)

Brownsburg

• Brownsburg to consider implementing its own wheel tax (wishtv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In the ICU (Thank you Donna M. for sending it in!)
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