🌱 Patch AM: How will Zionsville’s 2026 parks budget change your local green spaces?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Zionsville’s 2026 parks budget change your local green spaces?

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cloudy, with a high of 52 and low of 46 degrees.
• Sunday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 66, low: 20.
• Monday: Very windy; much colder, with a high of 24 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Zionsville parks board reviews 2026 spending plan (youarecurrent.com) — Zionsville’s Parks and Recreation superintendent has outlined a 2026 budget that trims one vacant maintenance position, shifts mowing in-house, and slightly boosts maintenance supplies ahead of the Carpenter Nature Preserve opening next May. The plan includes a cost-of-living raise for remaining staff, new equipment purchases, and an impact fee study to strengthen long-term financial sustainability.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Zionsville

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• Jon Shoulders
  Cobblestone, 160 S Main St, Zionsville
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 29

• Snowy Luminaries
  Zionsville, IN Calendar , 250 N 5th Street , Zionsville
  10:00 am

Tuesday December 30

• Winter Break Nature Camp
  Zionsville, IN Calendar , 250 N 5th Street , Zionsville
  9:00 am
• Illuminate the Night: Luminary Walks
  Zionsville, IN Calendar , 6040 Godello Circle , Zionsville
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Noon Year's Eve
  Zionsville, IN Calendar , 250 N 5th Street , Zionsville
  11:30 am

Saturday January 3

• Junior Naturalist
  Zionsville, IN Calendar , 250 N 5th Street , Zionsville
  10:00 am

Wednesday January 7

• Drop-in Discovery: Animal Tracks
  Zionsville, IN Calendar , 250 N 5th Street , Zionsville
  10:00 am

Thursday January 8

• Preschool Environmental Education Program Series (PEEPs): Winter Wildlife
  Zionsville, IN Calendar , 11001 E Sycamore St , Zionsville
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• Northeast Indianapolis CBC
  Fort Harrison State Park , 6000 North Post Rd , Indianapolis
  8:00 am
• Cool Creek Bird Hike
  Cool Creek Nature Center , 2000-1 East 151st St , Carmel
  8:30 am
• Carmel Farmer's Market
  611 3rd Ave SW , Carmel
  2:00 pm
• ADAGIO LIVE MUSIC: Eric Baker
  Hotel Carmichael, Autograph Collection , 1 Carmichael Square , Carmel
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Westfield

• Serving the Flock (townepost.com)
• Student Spotlight: Cash Ballard (townepost.com)

Carmel

• Carmel Library's West Branch reopens Jan. 5 (wishtv.com)
• Ind. PD taps Waze to alert drivers during pursuits, traffic stops and emergencies (police1.com)
• Powerball tickets win over $7M across Indiana recently (wthr.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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