🌱 Patch AM: How new power lines for Port Washington’s AI hub could affect you

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In today's newsletter:

• How new power lines for Port Washington’s AI hub could affect you

Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy, a snow shower; chilly, with a high of 27 and low of 6 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Thursday: Brisk and bitterly cold, temps: high: 19, low: 14.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and very cold, with a high of 21 and low of 13 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• What to know about proposed power lines for Port Washington data center (jsonline.com) — Massive new power lines are being proposed to feed a $15 billion AI data center campus planned for Port Washington, and regulators will choose a route by spring 2026. The project could reshape rural landscapes across six counties, shift utility costs for everyday ratepayers, and is drawing both strong economic support and organized opposition from residents, farmers, environmental groups and local officials, including Port Washington’s mayor.
   

📸 Around Port Washington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Port Washington

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Thursday January 1

• LIBRARY CLOSED
  U.S.S. Liberty Memorial Public Library , 1620 11th Avenue , Grafton

Saturday January 3

• 4-H Quilting Project Meeting: Returning Members
  Ye Olde Schoolhouse , 318 Green Bay Rd , Cedarburg
  10:00 am

Monday January 5

• 4-H Dog Project Meeting
  Ozaukee County Fairgrounds, Show Arena
  6:30 pm

Saturday January 10

• 4-H Quilting Project Meeting: New Members
  Ye Olde Schoolhouse , 318 Green Bay Rd , Cedarburg
  10:00 am
• 4-H Drawing & Painting Project Meeting
  Ozaukee County Fairgrounds, Pavilion South
  11:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 31

• Main Street Gallery - ''Blizzard of Art''
  Cedarburg Cultural Center , W62N546 Washington Ave , Cedarburg
  10:00 am
• Spectacular ELF-tacular Holiday Exhibit at the CCC
  Cedarburg Cultural Center , W62N546 Washington Ave. , Cedarburg
  10:00 am
• The Little Show: CCC's Annual Juried Exhibit
  Cedarburg Cultural Center , W62N546 Washington Ave. , Cedarburg
  10:00 am

Thursday January 1

• All Village Offices Closed - Holiday
  Village of Saukville, WI Calendar Saukville, WI 53080
• LIBRARY CLOSED
  U.S.S. Liberty Memorial Public Library , 1620 11th Avenue , Grafton
• Morning Meet-Ups
  Cedarburg Coffee Roastery Greenhouse , W62N603 Washington Avenue , Cedarburg
  7:45 am

Friday January 2

• Finally Friday! at the CCC
  Cedarburg Cultural Center , W62N546 Washington Ave , Cedarburg
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• With the majority of the deer seasons behind us, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and thank everyone who submitted a sample for CWD testing and properly disposed of their deer carcass waste.
  This season, we tested thousands of deer and removed thousands of pounds of deer waste from the landscape. You helped us better understand the… (Nextdoor )

• SITE Staffing Inc. posted a job opening for Quality Control Line Technician - 2nd and 3rd shift in Port Washington. Apply here.
• TKC Holdings posted a job opening for Food Service Supervisor in Port Washington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Washington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Saukville

• As data centers boom, rural Waldo braces for high-voltage lines over wetlands and homes (wisconsinwatch.org)

Grafton

• Top 10 Ozaukee County Stories of the Year (gmtoday.com)
• Suspect arrested after fleeing on foot (washingtoncountyinsider.com)
• Richard D. Wood, 96, Passes Away in Grafton, WI (gmtoday.com)

Cedarburg

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-- The Patch AM Team

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