🌱 Patch AM: What will Washington County’s new budget and road plan mean for Woodbury?

Greetings Woodbury! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What will Washington County’s new budget and road plan mean for Woodbury?
• How would a new ICE warehouse in Woodbury actually be used?

Also on today's calendar: New Year's Eve Family Celebration and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy, with a high of 38 and low of 32 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy in the morning; cloudy, temps: high: 42, low: 26.
• Sunday: A bit of ice in the morning, with a high of 28 and low of 5 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• County Board approves five year Capital Improvement Plan (cottagegrovejournal.news) — Washington County has approved its 2026 budget and a five-year Capital Improvement Plan that will raise the county tax levy 6.95% while funding major road, park, and facility projects. Woodbury residents should note planned County Highway 16 safety and pavement work, countywide human services expansions, and continued low-interest loans for septic and well upgrades that may directly affect their homes and commutes.
   

• Report: Over 80K migrants to be housed in ICE warehouses throughout US (abc27.com) — Woodbury is listed as a proposed site for a new ICE processing warehouse that could temporarily hold hundreds of migrants as part of a nationwide expansion of detention facilities. The draft federal plan outlines 15 smaller processing centers, including one in Woodbury, feeding into larger warehouses elsewhere, as the Trump administration ramps up deportations and detention capacity in 2026.
   

📸 Around Woodbury

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woodbury

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 27

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
  Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Woodbury, 9060 Hudson Rd, Woodbury
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday December 29

• Winter Offer
  Woodbury Area Chamber of Commerce , 700 Commerce Dr #245 , Woodbury
• Holiday Basketball Camp Featuring Frannie Hottinger
  Shoot 360 Woodbury , 11160 Hudson BLVD , Lake Elmo
  11:00 am
• Whole Health Discover: The NRT Experience
  His Healing House , 3394 Lake Elmo Avenue North Suite 3, Lower Level , Lake Elmo
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Holiday Basketball Camp Featuring Frannie Hottinger
  Shoot 360 Woodbury , 11160 Hudson BLVD , Lake Elmo
  11:00 am

Wednesday December 31

• It's Date Night! Bring someone to Swirl tonight!
  Swirl / Afton House Inn , 3291 St. Croix Trail S. , Afton
  4:00 pm
• Central Park closing at 5 p.m.
  Woodbury, MN Calendar Woodbury, MN 55125
  5:00 pm
• New Year's Eve Family Celebration
  M Health Fairview Sports Center , 4125 Radio Dr , Woodbury
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• Red Cross Blood Drive
  Oakdale, MN Calendar , 4444 Hadley Avenue N , Oakdale
  9:00 am
• After Storytime Art Creations
  Lake Elmo Library , Rosalie E. Wahl Community Room , Lake Elmo
  11:00 am
• Friday Films: The Hunger Games Series
  Arvonne Fraser Library , 1222 Southeast 4th Street , Minneapolis
  2:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• MLK Day Community Read - Saturday, January 17, 2026
  Kaposia Library , 131 7th Ave N , South St. Paul
  10:00 am

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Ok Woodbury! 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: I guess I’m out of time.
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