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Morning Zionsville! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Zionsville's new tax bump could impact your fire protection
  • Will Zionsville's new rules limit where gas stations can go?
  • Zionsville-based IndyCar team prepares for historic Washington, D.C. street race

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 77 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Thursday: A stray thunderstorm, temps: high: 83, low: 58.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Zionsville Town Council OK's increase to public safety tax for rural fire departments (youarecurrent.com subscription) — Zionsville's Town Council has approved a small increase to the public safety local income tax that will generate about $500,000 a year for rural Boone County volunteer fire departments, potentially benefiting residents traveling across the county. Chiefs say rising call volumes and equipment costs demand the extra support, and any revenue beyond that amount will be shared with municipalities, including Zionsville, which already receives over $6 million annually from the tax.
   

• Zionsville Plan Commission to weigh gas station setback regulation (youarecurrent.com) — Zionsville leaders are advancing a proposed zoning change that would keep new gas stations at least 500 feet from schools, parks, child care centers, and similar sites. Sparked by controversy over a Holliday Farms station, the ordinance now heads to the Plan Commission for a public hearing and possible tweaks before returning to the Town Council for a final vote.
   

• Gaylor Electric to be Primary Sponsor of Graham Rahal's INDYCAR Entry for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, D.C. (catchfence.com) — A major IndyCar team headquartered in Zionsville is heading to Washington, D.C., where Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing's Graham Rahal will run the Gaylor Electric-sponsored No. 15 car in the inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix. The free, two-day event on the National Mall, celebrating America's 250th birthday, will be broadcast live on FOX on August 23.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday August 19
  • Cool Creek Beginning Bird Hike
    Amos Butler Audubon Cool Creek Nature Center, 2000-1 East 151st St, Carmel, IN, 46033, United States
    8:30 am
  • Drug Free Boone County-LCC
    BCSSI-Boone County Senior Services, Inc. 515 Crown Pointe Dr #8335, Lebanon, IN 46052
    4:00 pm
    • Thursday August 20
  • Niagara Falls trip meeting
    BCSSI-Boone County Senior Services, Inc. community room
    1:00 pm
  • Westfield Farmers Market →
    Westfield, IN Calendar, 225 S Union Street, Westfield
    5:00 pm
  • Evening Creek Stomps →
    Westfield, IN Calendar, 225 S Union Street, Westfield
    6:00 pm
    • Friday August 21
  • Jams at the Junction | Midnight Red Eye Band →
    Westfield, IN Calendar, 225 S Union Street, Westfield
    7:00 pm
  • Field Brewing Company →
    Field Brewing, 303 E Main St, Westfield
    8:00 pm
    • Saturday August 22
  • Thornwood Nature Preserve Bird Hike
    Amos Butler Audubon Thornwood Nature Preserve, 1597 South Morristown Pike, Greenfield, IN, 46140, United States
    8:00 am
  • Carmel Jazz Fest (Carmel, IN) — Pavel & Direct Contact →
    Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, 3 Carter Green, Carmel
    6:30 pm

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