🌱 Patch AM: How a former data center critic is reshaping Port Washington politics

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• How a former data center critic is reshaping Port Washington politics

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• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 74 and low of 62 degrees.
• Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 76, low: 57.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 71 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• After bitter data center debate, Port Washington alderman works to move community forward (tmj4.com) — Port Washington's Ward 6 alderman, Mike Beaster, once a leading critic of the massive data center project and its $450 million TIF district, is now focused on healing divisions and giving neighbors more voice. He's emphasizing public input on city spending, affordable housing, and future TIFs after voters approved a referendum expanding residents' say over new development.
   

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Sunday August 23
• Rachel Schumacher at Plier's Full Circle Pub and Restaurant →
  Plier's Full Circle Pub & Restaurant, 3704 Highland Dr, Port Washington
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Sunday August 23
• GHS Athletic Booster Club Corn Roast @ Centennial Park
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Monday August 24
• 4-H Rabbit Hopping Project Meeting
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• Board of Education Meeting →
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Tuesday August 25
• Don Arnold Field Dedication Ceremony
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Wednesday August 26
• JLMS Sneak Peek
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Thursday August 27
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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 23
• Farmers Market - Saukville American Legion Post 470 →
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  10:00 am
Monday August 24
• Joint Review Board →
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  2:00 pm
• Special - Finance Meeting →
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Responsible Energy Alliance Redoubles Initiative to Protect Communities and Open Lands in Two Counties —Rick Moon Read on Patch

• Is it possible to contract for an entire winter of yard maintenance on my mothers house?
  Just a minimum upkeep on a very small corner lot in Port Washington? (Nextdoor Columbia Park)

• Cousins Submarines, Inc. posted a job opening for Restaurant Shift Manager in Port Washington. Apply here.
• KMC Stampings posted a job opening for Punch Press Setup Operator in Port Washington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Washington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Saukville

• How a development tool can increase property taxes (badgerinstitute.org)

Grafton

• EDGAR Filing Documents for 0001959173-26-006267 (sec.gov)
• Ozaukee County Democrats say liberals are finding their footing in a historically red county (tmj4.com)
• Team USA Ends Wild Run at U17 Four Nations as Champions (usahockey.com)

Cedarburg

• Cedarburg's Hope Kittel defends world title, named 'Fittest Seated Woman on Earth' for second time (tmj4.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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