🌱 Patch AM: How will Port Washington change with a $15 billion AI campus?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Port Washington change with a $15 billion AI campus?
• How Port Washington first responders turned a Grafton shooting into a survival story

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy with afternoon mist, with a high of 39 and low of 32 degrees.
• Thursday: Breezy in the morning; cloudy, temps: high: 37, low: 35.
• Friday: A morning shower; cloudy, with a high of 42 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Data centers promise boon for Wisconsin development (finance-commerce.com) — A $15 billion Vantage Data Centers campus is planned on 672 acres along I-43 in Port Washington, promising thousands of construction jobs and long-term economic ripple effects. The project, serving AI giants like OpenAI and Oracle, is part of a statewide data center boom that’s raising questions locally about energy use, water demand and environmental impacts.
   

• Heroic Response to Grafton Shooting Incident (gmtoday.com) — From Port Washington, the Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Office honored local officers, firefighters and dispatchers for their life-saving response to an October domestic shooting in the Town of Grafton. Officials detailed how quick coordination, medical care and a brave 911 call from the couple’s daughter helped the victim survive and highlighted the importance of interagency cooperation in high-risk domestic violence cases.
   

📸 Around Port Washington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Port Washington

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Thursday December 25

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

Sunday December 28

• 4-H GPS/Mapping Project Meeting
  Adventure Lab , Port Washington
  1:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Holiday- Office closed
  Ozaukee 4-H , 122 W Main St , Port Washington
• 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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 24

• Main Street Gallery - ''Blizzard of Art''
  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
• Spectacular ELF-tacular Holiday Exhibit at the CCC
  Cedarburg Cultural Center , W62N546 Washington Ave. , Cedarburg
  10:00 am
• Bridge at the Cedarburg Art Museum
  Cedarburg Art Museum , W63 N675 Washington Ave. , Cedarburg
  1:00 pm

Thursday December 25

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

Friday December 26

• 4th Grade Walking Club
  Fair Park El West Bend, WI 53090
  7:30 am
• Live Music- Time Breitels
  Casey Key Pub , 1315 Wisconsin Ave , Grafton
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I’m looking for a Notary Public that would be willing to come to my home after the holidays.
  I would have to coordinate along with 2 witnesses. Anyone know of anyone? Thanks. (Nextdoor Norport)

• Capri Communities posted a job opening for Cook in Port Washington. Apply here.
• Apex Service Partners posted a job opening for Journeyman Plumber $10,000 Sign-On Bonus in Port Washington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Port Washington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Grafton

• Remembering Richard Viesselmann: Devoted Family Man (gmtoday.com)

Cedarburg

• Share Your Input on Cedarburg's Bike & Pedestrian Safety (gmtoday.com)
• Cedarburg's Tennis Star: Keenan Haws Honored (gmtoday.com)

Mequon

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I got tired of the hole business.
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