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From YouTube: Bloomington Today: The BUZZ April 22 – May 5

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What’s buzzin’ in Bloomington? The Public Works Open House and Vehicle Day are coming up and open to residents. Congressman Erik Paulsen spoke at a Chamber of Commerce event. Plus, student artists compete for an opportunity to have their work on display in Washington D.C.

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Welcome to Bloomington today I'm Laurie Schulte thanks for joining us. First, we bring you the buzz for the end of April and first week of May from drinking water to snow plows. The city's public works department provides many services you rely on, but ever wonder how the job is carried out. You will have the opportunity to find out during the public works open house in May. The event is in celebration of National Public Works week and will give residents the opportunity to learn more about the department's services.

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There will be equipment on display and demonstrations throughout the public works. Building there will even be snowplow rides. The open house is at the Public Works building on May sixteenth. It runs from nine to noon. Snacks games and prizes will also be offered to visitors that open house isn't the only time residents will get the chance to check out the city's resources vehicle day. 2015 will give folks an opportunity to look at the trucks and cars that helped deliver.

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City services, bloomington, Edina and richfield will get together to showcase their vehicles in the southdale center parking lot. It's a free event put on by the three city's Parks and Recreation Department's. You can get up close to fire trucks, police cars, snow, plows and more vehicle day is Saturday May second, from 10 to noon again, it's in the parking lot at southdale center you'll want to make sure to check that out. The Bloomington Chamber of Commerce hosted a United States congressman. It was part of a series put on by the public affairs committee.

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Congressman Eric Paulsen represents Bloomington and other South West Metro communities. During this event, he touched on many issues, including transportation, trade and tax reform. He says: comprehensive tax reform is needed for businesses to succeed. He gave the example of businesses having to pay taxes twice on a product sold overseas once to the foreign country, then again to the United States, when bringing the revenue back. If.

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You want to keep the headquarters here. You want to keep the innovation here. You want to keep those jobs in Minnesota, United, States, you've got to get the earnings back home and we have a tax code that is very uncompetitive visa V, our trading partners, in the sense that we tax our earnings twice another a lot of other countries. Don't do that after.

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Paulson spoke, the group had the opportunity to ask questions. Topics brought up included water management, human sex trafficking and immigration. Reform may is older Americans month and Human Services will celebrate with a special event at creekside community center singer and storyteller Steven marking will perform his show our mighty Mississippi. It's made for that 1130 at Creekside to reserve a spot contact human services by April thirtieth just call 9 52 56 3494 for this event is just one way. The city celebrates older people in the community.

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Creekside community center offers many programs for people 50-plus throughout the year. Residents can get involved in things like Zumba, lapidary and wood shop. Human Services is also teaming up with Bloomington public schools and local faith communities for a winter boot drive there are drop-off sites throughout the community and boots will be collected through May 5th. Waterproof boots are preferred if you need more information, call 952, 5638, 733 or email human services at Bloomington, MN gov. The boots will go to students across the community in need.

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You can also visit the city's website for a list of drop-off locations. Runners and walkers with school spirit, have an opportunity to show off their normandale pride. The community college will host its inaugural Roran red fun, run and walk on may. First, participants are encouraged to wear red or normandale clothing. The 5k will circle campus two times through the japanese garden and hiking trail proceeds support the college's students and programs to register go to the college's website at Normandale, edu and click on the link at the bottom of the home.

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Page art is a staple at Civic Plaza, but it usually doesn't travel all the way from Japan. This is a student art exhibit from bloomington's sister city, azumi, city, japan. It was on display the first week of April and Mayor Jean Winstead and school superintendent. Less fujisaki chose two pieces that received awards of distinction.

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Since the early 90s, the Bloomington sister city organization has been promoting international understanding through things like this, the BS co-hosts a variety of cultural exchange, events where information and ideas are shared while students, half a world away, had their projects on display an exhibit down the hall showcase students here at home.

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These pieces are part of the 3rd congressional district high school art competition, the Bloomington, theater and art center hosted the annual exhibit chaired by congressman Eric Paulsen ed student artists in the 3rd district submitted artwork for a chance to have their piece on display in Washington DC in the halls of Congress there's also cash awards for first second and third-place winners and six honorable mentions two instructors from the Minneapolis technical and community college will choose the award winners. Only the grand prize winner will have their art on display in DC.

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That is the buzz on Bloomington today for the end of April and first week of May. If you would like to watch other stories from the show go to this week's playlist, there you'll find two pieces on organized collection. One is a sit-down interview with public works director Carl keel. The other is an excerpt from the block captains workshop in March, where the mayor address the issue check it out and thanks for watching.