🌱 Patch AM: How a court fight could reshape oversight of Mount Pleasant’s data center

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In today's newsletter:

• How a court fight could reshape oversight of Mount Pleasant's data center
• What the Mount Pleasant data center noise lawsuit reveals about these facilities

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

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, warm and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.
• Sunday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 70, low: 53.
• Monday: An afternoon shower possible, with a high of 68 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Judge: PSC unlawfully withheld data center records (wislawjournal.com) — Wisconsin regulators' handling of data center transparency directly affects Mount Pleasant, where Microsoft is building a massive campus expected to use hundreds of megawatts and significant water. A Dane County judge ruled the Public Service Commission unlawfully withheld key power-demand records for Meta's Beaver Dam project, pressuring state officials toward greater openness about how these huge facilities will reshape electric bills, infrastructure, and environmental oversight across communities like Racine and Mount Pleasant.
   

• 10 facts about what a data center actually is — and why one might be coming to your neighborhood (qz.com) — Mount Pleasant's Fairwater data center appears in a federal lawsuit over low-frequency noise, highlighting how these massive facilities can affect nearby neighborhoods day and night. This in-depth explainer walks through what data centers are, how much power and water they use, the limited long-term jobs they bring, and why communities nationwide are increasingly organizing, suing, and pressing officials for transparency before new projects break ground.
   

📸 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

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
Friday October 2
• 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale →
  Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 12
• Racine Farmers Market on the Lake →
  Festival Hall, 5 5th Avenue, Racine
  9:00 am
• Racine Farmer's Market on the Lake →
  Festival Park, 5 Fifth St, Racine
  9:00 am
• MEMBER EVENT: Racine Farmers Market on the Lake
  Festival Park, 5 Fifth St., Racine
  9:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Petals and Pour: A Women's Wellness Tea Party →
  Vero Tea Room, 209 6th Street, Racine

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hundreds of millions of birds will move through Wisconsin during the peak of fall migration over the next few weeks, like this Black-throated green warbler.
  Lights Out Wisconsin is urging everyone to please turn off non-essential outdoor lights from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. during this critical period! Why it… (Nextdoor )
• I just put out some things by the road.
  Shovels and rakes. Pudgy pie irons and marshmallow forks. They are by the road south of the driveway laying by the ditch. You are welcome to them… (Nextdoor Stuart Rd/Old Spring St)

🗞 Nearby News

Sturtevant

• Gateway honors lives lost during 9/11 with ceremony (madison.com)

Racine

• Todd Woten, 56, of Racine (racinecountyeye.com)
• Racine Common Council designates D.P. Wigley Building as local landmark (racinecountyeye.com)
• Feast on the Streets Racine: Fall Edition Sept. 11 (kenosha.com)

Ok Mount Pleasant! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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