🌱 How a proposed ICE detention center could reshape Williamsport’s water and sewers
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- How a proposed ICE detention center could reshape Williamsport’s water and sewers
Today's riddle: Want to hear a joke about a broken pencil? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, with a high of 61 and low of 53 degrees.
- Friday: Cool with periods of rain, temps: high: 60, low: 48.
- Saturday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 53 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• ICE Changes Environmental Review Plan for Detention Centers (bgov.com) — A federal immigration detention center is being planned for Williamsport, and environmental advocates warn the federal government might try to skip a full environmental impact study despite local water and sewer concerns. Maryland and other states have already forced broader reviews of similar warehouse conversions, arguing they strain infrastructure and threaten protected waterways. Any final decision could shape development, public health, and environmental protections in and around town. 
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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🗞 Nearby News
Hagerstown
- Summer events fill Hagerstown calendar from May to July (heraldmailmedia.com)
- City-county partnership may be way for Hagerstown to hold down water, sewer rates (dcnewsnow.com)
- Hagerstown man is 7th person charged in triple homicide linked to fire (heraldmailmedia.com)
Clear Spring
- Plumb Grove in Bloom showcases historic roses in Clear Spring (heraldmailmedia.com)
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