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Good morning Greenwood! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How could Greenwood's new zoning rules change your neighborhood?
  • What Amazon's $100 million robot factory means for Greenwood workers
  • How a legally blind Greenwood girl refused to sit out sports

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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Cloudy, a shower in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Friday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 68, low: 48.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Greenwood holds hearings over new zoning, development standards (dailyjournal.net) — Greenwood is overhauling its zoning and development rules, and residents can weigh in this fall on a new Unified Development Ordinance that will guide growth and housing for the next 15–20 years. City planners are responding to a new state law encouraging more diverse, higher-density housing while also prioritizing walkable neighborhoods like Old Town Greenwood and clearer, more user-friendly regulations for builders and neighbors alike.
   

• Amazon is putting more than $100 million into an Indiana robot factory with 300 skilled jobs (wheninyourstate.com) — Amazon is investing more than $100 million in a new robotics factory in Greenwood expected to open in 2028 and create about 300 skilled jobs averaging nearly $100,000 a year. The 585,000-square-foot plant on Collins Road will produce advanced equipment for Amazon's North American fulfillment network, tapping Indiana's strong manufacturing base and sending new paychecks rippling through Johnson County's economy.
   

• Throwback Thursday: Oct. 1 (dailyjournal.net) — A Johnson County throwback feature highlights an 11-year-old Greenwood girl who, despite being legally blind, embraced tackle football, wrestling, swimming, and more back in 2001. The piece also revisits past local school technology upgrades and notable sports moments that longtime Greenwood and Johnson County residents may remember.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

New Whiteland

  • THE STATEHOUSE FILE: Indiana judges take their robes and gavels into classrooms (indianacitizen.org)

Whiteland

  • Whiteland shuts out Franklin in opening-round boys tennis sectional match (dailyjournal.net)
  • Whiteland man charged in May Brown County hit-and-run (dailyjournal.net)

Ok Greenwood! 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!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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