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From YouTube: Bloomington Today: The BUZZ May 6 – 12
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What’s buzzin’ in Bloomington? The City Council decided to move forward with organized collection. An upcoming film screening will highlight Thurgood Marshall and his role in desegregating public schools. Plus, elementary school artists have their work on display at Civic Plaza.
A
B
Welcome
to
Bloomington
today,
I'm
Laurie
Schulte
thanks
for
joining
us.
First,
we
bring
you
the
buzz
for
the
week
of
May
6
through
the
12th,
the
City
Council
decided
to
move
forward
with
organized
collection
with
the
6
to
1
vote
at
their
May
fourth
meeting.
That
means
the
city
will
proceed
with
the
latest
proposal
from
existing
haulers.
B
The
next
steps
in
this
process
include
a
public
hearing
on
june
first
and
a
final
city
council
decision
also
in
june,
if
approved,
changes
will
be
implemented,
starting
in
august
through
march
of
2016,
with
the
new
organized
service
beginning
in
april
of
next
year,
there
was
an
open
house
addressing
questions
about
organized
collection
on
april
twenty
third,
the
event
was
well
attended
with
about
230
interested
residents
showing
up.
Please
check
the
city's
website,
search
for
organized
collection
for
the
most
up-to-date
information
regarding
this
issue.
Voters
listen
up.
B
You
may
have
a
new
polling
place
to
go
to
during
the
next
election.
Three
precincts
will
have
their
polling
places,
moved
from
elementary
schools,
solving
building
security
issues
and
demand
for
space.
The
City
Council
approved
to
move
precinct
13
from
Olson
elementary
school
to
the
Jefferson
activity
center.
The
polling
place
for
precinct
15
will
move
from
westwood
elementary
to
the
Minnesota
Valley
unitarian
universalist
fellowship
and
finally,
precinct
20
will
go
from
Washburn
elementary
to
st.
mark's,
united
church
of
christ.
B
All
registered
voters
in
these
precincts
will
receive
a
postcard
from
Hennepin
County,
notifying
them
of
the
changes
through
May
26
3380
businesses
will
be
asked
to
participate
in
a
business
survey
in
the
city
is
encouraging
people
to
respond.
The
city
has
been
sending
out
a
citizen
survey
since
2012
the
new
this
year.
A
business
survey
is
circulating
in
order
to
gauge
perceptions
about
the
local
economy
and
business
climate.
The
survey
is
contracted
with
National
Research,
Center
Inc
and
touches
on
community
issues,
city
services
and
amenities.
B
Other
questions
address
the
local
business
climate,
workforce,
recruitment
and
retention
and
the
economy.
The
survey
is
online
and
results
will
be
made
public
in
July.
The
annual
citizen
survey
will
also
be
sent
out
this
month.
The
Bloomington
Police
Department
works
hard
to
prevent
crime,
but
there
are
some
things
you
can
do
to
help
protect
yourself.
For
this
week's
Crime,
Prevention
tip
officer,
Jerry,
walk
whatz,
explains
an
oversight.
Some
people
make
that
can
lead
to
identity
theft.
A
lot.
C
B
Of
carrying
your
social
security
card
with
you,
what
what
says
memorize
it,
he
also
suggests
making
photocopies
of
your
credit
card.
So
you
have
the
information
to
close
those
accounts.
If
they
get
stolen,
a
film
screening
at
Civic
Plaza
will
tell
the
story
of
Thurgood
Marshall
a
man
who
won
more
Supreme
Court
cases
than
any
other
lawyer
in
American
history.
The
event
was
organized
by
the
Bloomington
Human
Rights
Commission.
The
documentary
called
mr.
B
civil
rights,
Thurgood
Marshall
and
the
n-double-a-cp
is
about
Marshalls
journey
through
war
and
depression
in
the
Jim
Crow
South
marshall
won
the
brown
vs.
Board
of
Education
case,
which
desegregated
public
schools.
There
will
also
be
a
panel
discussion
at
the
event.
Experts
include
the
filmmaker
and
activist
and
several
judges.
It
takes
place
May
12
at
six-thirty
at
Civic,
Plaza,
it's
free
and
you
can
register
by
calling
the
number
on
your
screen
or
emailing
reservations
at
Bloomington,
MN
gov
as
loved
ones
get
older.
B
It
can
be
hard
to
start
a
conversation
about
when
they
should
hang
up
their
car
keys.
If
you're
struggling
with
this
there's
some
support
out
there,
a
free
seminar
put
on
by
Human,
Services
and
AARP
driver
safety
will
give
tips
and
advice
for
having
this
difficult
discussion.
Speakers
will
explain
what
driving
means
to
older
people
and
the
emotions
that
often
go
along
with
having
to
give
it
up.
They'll
also
share
tips
on
how
to
observe
your
loved
ones,
driving
skills
and
talk
about
the
alternatives.
B
Speakers
will
also
give
you
the
tools
you
need
to
plan
the
conversation.
The
seminar
is
May
18th
at
6pm.
It's
at
creekside
community
center
for
more
information
contact,
human
services
at
95,
2563,
4944,
looking
for
a
way
to
embrace
our
warmer
spring
weather.
Well,
there's
a
great
family-friendly
event.
Coming
up
kite
day
is
May
sixteenth
from
one
to
four
in
Bloomington
kite
fliers
of
all
ages
are
invited
to
celebrate
at
Valley
View
playfield
kites
are
free
for
kids
under
18
years
old.
There
will
also
be
live.
B
Music,
entertainment,
food
and
prizes
kite
day
is
co-sponsored
by
the
breakfast
optimist:
club
of
Bloomington,
Minnesota,
kite
society
and
ziegler
power
systems.
If
kites,
aren't
your
thing
head
over
to
civic
plaza,
where
kids
around
bloomington
are
showing
off
their
artistic
skills,
the
Bloomington
elementary
schools,
art
show,
is
ready
for
visitors.
This
annual
exhibit
showcases
what
students
are
creating
at
Bloomington
public
schools,
10
elementary
schools,
selected
150
young
artists
to
be
part
of
this
inspirational
exhibit
it
can
be
found
in
the
atrium
gallery.
B
On
the
second
floor
of
civic
plaza,
the
show
will
run
until
May
28th
for
gallery
hours
visit,
be
tax
website
at
be
tak
MN
org.
That
is
the
buzz
on
Bloomington
today
for
the
week
of
May
sixth
through
the
12th.
If
you
would
like
to
watch
other
stories
from
the
show
go
to
this
week's
playlist,
there
you'll
find
a
sit-down
interview
with
city
manager,
Jamie
verbrugge
e.