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Racine wants to renegotiate agreement that will bring Microsoft center to Mount Pleasant
A dispute between the city of Racine and the village of Mount Pleasant over water is threatening a multibillion-dollar Microsoft artificial intelligence data center. The planned data center is on land in Mount Pleasant once slated for development by the Taiwanese company Foxconn. Racine supplies water and sewer services to Mount Pleasant, a village that shares some borders with the city.
Headway Made in Coming Up With New Uses for School Properties
(WGTD)---A half-dozen soon-to-be vacant Kenosha Unified school buildings are expected to change hands under a land swap with the city that's designed to put the properties to good use. KUSD and the city announced the tentative deal Friday afternoon. WGTD previously reported that KTEC West (the former McKinley Middle School)...
Colorful metallic butterflies take over streets of downtown Racine
Don’t be surprised if you encounter a garden of colorful, metallic butterflies on the streets of downtown Racine. With an official unveiling on June 7, this public flight of butterflies marks Downtown Racine Corporation’s 23rd annual public art project. The butterflies are clustered around the intersection of 6th...
Water War Dispute Threatens Microsoft and Other Mt. Pleasant Projects
(WGTD)---A dispute between the City of Racine and the Village of Mt. Pleasant over water is threatening the Microsoft development. The city supplies water and sewer to the village. It says the details of an amendment on water and sewer service that enabled Foxconn to move forward needs to be...
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