🌱 Patch AM: How big will Microsoft’s Mount Pleasant data center footprint really get?

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In today's newsletter:

• How big will Microsoft's Mount Pleasant data center footprint really get?

Also on today's calendar: IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 64 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, warm and humid, temps: high: 81, low: 59.
• Sunday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 73 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• WI judge rules on data center energy demand secrets (dailyreporter.com) — Microsoft's rapidly expanding data center campus in Mount Pleasant is part of a statewide boom that's driving huge new electricity demand and sparking legal fights over transparency and who pays for new power lines. A recent court ruling forced regulators to release energy-use details for another data center, and environmental advocates are also pressing Racine and state agencies for more disclosure about Mount Pleasant's water and environmental impacts.
   

📸 Around Mount Pleasant

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Pleasant

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
  Milwaukee
  9:00 am
• ERV-toberfest- Food & beer Festival →
  Erv's Mug, 130 W Ryan Rd, Oak Creek
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• MEMBER EVENT: Racine Farmers Market on the Lake
  Festival Park, 5 Fifth St., Racine
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 15
• Emerging Leader Series (5 of 6) - Living As A Leader →
  Jonathan Delagrave Youth Development and Care Center, 2300 3 Mile Road, Mount Pleasant
  8:00 am
Thursday September 17
• Business Blender - Lakeside Curative Services →
  Racine Area Mfr-Commerce Inc, 2503 Lincolnwood Court, Mount Pleasant
  5:00 pm
• #1 Cross Country Meet @Johnson's Park
  Johnson Park Golf Course, 6200 Northwestern Ave, Racine
  5:15 pm
Saturday September 19
• Household Hazardous Waste Collection →
  Mount Pleasant, WI Calendar, 6200 21st Street, Racine
  8:00 am
• MEMBER EVENT: Racine Farmers Market on the Lake
  Festival Park, 5 Fifth St., Racine
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 22
• YPR: Let's Taco 'Bout It
  RAMAC, 300 5th Street, Mount Pleasant
  11:30 am
Wednesday September 23
• Plan Commission →
  Mount Pleasant, WI Calendar, 8811 Campus Drive, Mount Pleasant
  1:00 pm
• Zoning Board of Appeals →
  Mount Pleasant, WI Calendar, 8811 Campus Drive, Mount Pleasant
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday September 11
• SPARK! Memory Loss Engagement Program at RAM's Wustum Museum →
  RAM's Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine
  10:00 am
• Feast on the Streets- Fall-Inspired Dishes →
  Racine WI
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Big Sit →
  Samuel Myers Park, 1 11th Street, Racine
  7:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The DNR reminds hunters and the public to help keep the deer herd healthy by following all baiting and feeding bans and refraining from baiting and feeding in areas where no bans are in effect.
  The primary intended goals of a baiting and feeding ban include protecting the local wild deer herd and reducing the spread of disease such as… (Nextdoor )
• INSIDE THE SCENE: THE FILMMAKING PODCAST.
  Listen to the new podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts. (Nextdoor Mt Pleasant)

🗞 Nearby News

Racine

• Esther D. Koski, 91, of Racine (racinecountyeye.com)
• Joyce Marie Bernhardt, 92, of Racine (racinecountyeye.com)
• Dwayne Elliott Kittell, 64, of Racine (racinecountyeye.com)

Caledonia

• 2 Dead in Crash, Including Musician Who 'Suffered a Fatal Medical Event' While Driving (suggest.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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