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🌱 Patch AM: Why did protests at Port Washington’s data center meeting turn physical?
Also check out Menomonee Falls Symphony Holiday Matinee Concert on the Port Washington Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Why did protests at Port Washington’s data center meeting turn physical?
- How could Port Washington’s AI data center affect your power bill?
- Why the $15B Port Washington data center is already facing pushback.
Also on today's calendar: Menomonee Falls Symphony Holiday Matinee Concert and 3 more events.
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- Friday: Colder; windy in the morning, with a high of 25 and low of 22 degrees.
- Saturday: Not as cold; morning flurries, temps: high: 36, low: 8. ⛄️ Brr!
- Sunday: Very cold in the afternoon, with a high of 24 and low of 22 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Police: Port Washington protester landed kick, another yelled profanity – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — Three women were cited for disorderly conduct after a tense Port Washington Common Council meeting over the proposed $8 billion Vantage data center project, where police say one protester kicked the police chief and others disrupted officers. The confrontation followed warnings about meeting decorum and highlighted how strongly some residents oppose the massive development planned within the city. 
• WI ratepayers strained by closed power plants & data centers (upnorthnewswi.com) — Port Washington’s approved AI-focused data center is a key example in a statewide investigation into how new data centers could drive up electricity demand and costs for Wisconsin ratepayers. The report explains why residents still owe nearly $1 billion on closed coal plants, how utilities plan to power massive new facilities like those in Port Washington and Mount Pleasant, and what regulators may do next.
• THU AM News: WRA report signals ‘cooling market' as home sales decline in November; Baldwin urging action on bird flu after WI dairy herd infection (wisbusiness.com) — Plans for a $15 billion data center in Port Washington are moving ahead, with a recent groundbreaking and the developer now opposing a proposed power line route that could affect the project and surrounding area. The broader roundup also covers Wisconsin housing trends, new legislation on carbon costs and telepharmacies, and other statewide developments that could indirectly shape local policy and investment.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Port Washington
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★ Featured events ★
- Menomonee Falls Symphony Holiday Matinee Concert
Germantown School District Performing Arts Center, W180N11501 N River Ln, Germantown
2:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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Other local events
- Port Washington Winter Market
Inventors Brewpub , 305 E Washington St , Port Washington
9:00 am - GEF Holiday Wrapping
BSG Coffee and Cocktails Lounge , 1307 Wisconsin Ave , Grafton
9:00 am - Christmas Holiday- Office closed
Ozaukee 4-H , 122 W Main St , Port Washington - LIBRRAY CLOSED
U.S.S. Liberty Memorial Public Library , 1620 11th Avenue , Grafton - LIBRARY CLOSED
U.S.S. Liberty Memorial Public Library , 1620 11th Avenue , Grafton
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Wednesday December 24
Thursday December 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 4th Grade Walking Club
Fair Park El West Bend, WI 53090
7:30 am - WIN Meeting - December 19, 2025 @ Bub's Irish Pub (Germantown)
Bub's Irish Pub , N116W16218 Main St. , Germantown
7:30 am - Spectacular ELF-tacular Holiday Exhibit at the CCC
Cedarburg Cultural Center , W62N546 Washington Ave. , Cedarburg
10:00 am - 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 - Festive Friday Eves
Cedar Creek Settlement , W6340N70 Bridge Rd , Cedarburg
5:00 pm - Free Winter Solstice Celebration - Adventure & Exploration Day!
Riveredge Nature Center , 4458 County Rd Y , Saukville
12:00 pm
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
Grafton
- Voice Of The Fatherless Child Spreads Cheer With 16th Annual ‘Single Parent Christmas Project' (milwaukeetimesnews.com)
- Best of 2025, AN's annual awards issue, is out now (archpaper.com)
- Basketball Game Preview: Slinger Owls vs. Homestead Highlanders + Official Tickets (maxpreps.com)
Cedarburg
- KMMO routs Cedarburg, falls to Fond du Lac in overtime (gmtoday.com)
- Random Act of Kindness: The season of giving (gmtoday.com)
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