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From YouTube: Bloomington Today: June 27, 2012
Description
On this week's episode of Bloomington Today we'll check out the progress of the Normandale Lake Trail Improvement Project, and we'll also find out who's job it is to make sure the pool at the Bloomington Family Aquatic Center is clean and well maintained.
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Reason
why
we're
here?
A
lot
is
because
we
get
a
lot
of
complaints
from
the
local
businesses,
the
local
citizens,
on
excessive
speed.
What
happens
is
the
people
on
494?
Obviously
they
get
backed
up
and
so
what
they
do.
Traffic
comes
to
american
boulevard
as
an
alternate
route
to
the
city,
and
they
think
they
can
drive
at
three-way
speeds,
and
they
can
it's
35
miles
an
hour
from
34th
Avenue
all
the
way
through
town.
This.
A
B
A
Officers
sat
nearby
waiting
to
be
alerted
via
radio
when
a
speedy
driver
comes
through
the
enforced
area
when
Officer
anderberg
gives
the
vehicles
description
to
the
waiting
squads
they're
off
to
make
the
stop
one
thing
officer,
anderberg
notes,
is
that
many
residents
may
not
realize
very
few
roadways
in
the
city
have
speed
limits
exceeding
35
miles
per
hour.
Most.
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B
We
do
these
for
the
big
reason
to
reduce
crashes.
That's
our
number
one
thing:
speed
is
a
contributing
factor
to
crashes,
so
we
want
to
keep
those
down.
Property
damage,
always
costs
a
lot
of
money.
Of
course,
injuries
are
important
to
us.
We
don't
want
any
and
we
don't
want
any
fatalities
and
speed
is
always
a
part
of
some
of
those
and.
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A
Bloomington
Police
Department
firmly
believes
that
traffic
safety
begins
with
you.
The
individual
driver
so
be
sure
to
obey
all
posted
speed,
limit
signs
and
as
officer
anderberg
said,
if
you
don't
see
a
sign
assume,
the
speed
limit
is
30
and
from
protecting
our
streets
to
protecting
water
quality
in
the
bloomington
family
aquatic
centers
pool
city
employees
have
duties
that
very
vastly
in
today's
city
faces
segment,
we'll
meet
Steve
Ferguson.
Take
a
look.
My.
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A
hot
summer
day,
a
swimming
pool
is
a
welcoming
escape
from
the
heat,
but
before
you
can
dive
into
the
cool
blue
water,
certain
maintenance
needs
to
be
performed
on
a
daily
basis
for
the
Bloomington
family
aquatic
center
park.
Keeper
Steve
Ferguson
is
your
go-to
guy
for
just
that.
Here's
how
his
typical
workday
begins.
The.
C
First
thing
we
do
is
take
a
good
sweep
around
the
facility
here,
just
to
make
sure
that
everything
is
where
it's
supposed
to
be.
Sometimes
we
get
high
winds
and
rain
that
causes
some
problems,
and
so
we
basically
want
to
look
over
the
whole
facility
to
make
sure
that
everything
is
in
good
condition
for
the
patrons
that
are
about
to
arrive.
One.
A
C
Day
we
strive
to
get
better
at
what
we
do
in
understanding,
water,
quality
and
safety
and
and
all
the
aspects
that
it
takes
to
run
this
pool-
and
you
know
the
people
I
work
with
all
understand
that
and
you
kind
of
rubbed
up.
Everybody
starts
to
feel
like
that
sense
of
pride
and
they
want
to
do
a
good
job.
The.
A
State
has
guidelines
for
the
amount
of
chemicals
like
chlorine
that
should
be
in
a
public
swimming
pool.
Here's
how
Ferguson
monitors
chemical
levels
at
the
aquatic
center
water
is
continually
being
pulled
from
three
different
areas
of
the
pool
using
these
large
pumps.
It
is
then
run
through
a
computer
system.
These
blue
and
yellow
probes
test
the
water
to
make
sure
the
chemical
levels
in
the
pool
meet
state
requirements.
After
recording
the
computer
results,
Ferguson
heads
to
the
pool
to
test
the
water
by
hand
to
then
compared
to
the
computer-generated
numbers.
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A
C
A
Bloomington
residents
be
safe
and
swim
more
park,
keeper
Steve
Ferguson,
the
Bloomington
family,
Aquatic
Center,
isn't
the
only
place
residents
can
cool
off
this
summer.
You
can't
forget
about
Bush
lake
beach
located
at
9
140
East
Bush,
Lake
Road.
This
guarded
beach
is
open
daily
from
11am
to
seven
pm
and
as
a
much
larger
body
of
water
than
the
Bloomington
family
aquatic
centers
pool.
There's
a
different
way
to
monitor
it.
A
Bush
lake
is
just
over
a
hundred
and
seventy
two
acres
and
has
a
maximum
depth
of
two
eight
feet
and
between
the
swimmers,
the
recreational
boaters
and
fishermen,
as
well
as
the
animals
that
live
both
in
the
lake
and
around
it.
No
one
can
control
what
ends
up
in
the
water.
That's
why
Bloomington
environmental
health
staff
test
Bush,
Lakes
water
twice
a
week,
every.
D
Day
we
come
out
to
sample,
we
will
sample
the
beach
in
three
locations
to
have
a
good
feel
for
the
entire
swim
area.
So
will
sweat
will
sample
on
the
ends
and
in
the
middle?
The
lab
then
we'll
take
a
part
of
each
of
our
samples
and
mix
it
together
to
give
one
result
for
the
sample
page
and
what
we're
looking
for
we're
monitoring,
ecoli
bacteria,
it's
just
an
indicator.
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You
know
remove
any
trash
or
food,
so
it
doesn't
attract
birds
to
come
into
the
beach
number
two
to
keep
everybody
safe
out
here.
The
main
thing
that
we
can
all
do
is
just
consider
others
using
the
beach,
and
so
if
we've
had
a
stomach
bug
or
an
illness
and
ourselves
or
kids
I
just
stay
stay
away
from
the
water
for
a
few
days
until
after
the
the
illness
is
gone,
Ludeman.
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Maintenance
they
they
groom
the
beach
every
day,
keep
it
keep
it
cleaned.
Look
after
bird
droppings,
they
set
up
a
fence
line
here
that
is
intended
to
keep
gulls
away
from
the
beach
and
then
prevent
them.
You
know
in
their
droppings
along
the
water's
edge,
Park
and
Rec.
Certainly
they
are
out
here
with
it,
with
their
lifeguards,
doing
their
work
and
monitoring
swimmers
and
helping
and
then
environmental
health.
Of
course,
we
are
out
here
to
sample
the
beach
water.
If.
A
Testing
ever
indicated,
harmful
bacteria
was
present
in
Bush
Lake.
The
beach
would
immediately
be
closed
to
swimmers
and
monitored
further
and
while
Bloomington
fire
staff
is
ready
at
a
moment's
notice,
they're
asking
residents
to
celebrate
the
fourth
of
July
holiday
safely,
so
they
don't
have
to
crash
your
Independence
Day
party.
What.
F
People,
don't
realize
is
the
number
of
injuries
that
occur
every
year
as
a
result
of
fireworks,
and
some
of
the
statistics
just
based
on
2009
are
it's
historically
Independence
Day
has
the
most
fires
of
any
other
day
in
the
year,
and
just
to
give
you
an
example
of
that
there's
18,000
reported
fires.
1,300
of
those
are
structure,
fires
of
the
structure,
fires,
700
of
them
are
homes,
and
this
just
because
of
fireworks
you
can
get
in
further.
You
can
talk
about
injuries
and
statistics
on
that.
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A
Inspector
McCarthy
said
that
no
matter
the
size
of
the
firework,
they
all
involve
an
explosive
and
are
not
only
dangerous,
but
a
fire
hazard
as
well.
One
common
misconception
is
that
sparklers
are
the
safest
for
small
children,
but
in
reality
the
sparkling
tip
is
more
than
1,200
degrees
and
can
easily
cause
third-degree
burns.
She
encourages
residents
to
attend
events
like
summer
fete,
where
the
display
is
much
bigger,
far
safer
and
legal
in
Minnesota,
the.
F
Biggest
thing
to
remember
is
anything
that
goes
up
in
the
air.
Basically,
aerial
devices
are
illegal
in
Minnesota
and
one
of
the
strange
things
that
a
lot
of
people
don't
realize
is
that
in
Wisconsin
you
canna
by
a
lot
of
these
fireworks
that
are
actually
illegal
in
Minnesota,
but
the
state
of
Wisconsin
does
not
allow
you
to
shoot
them
in
Wisconsin.
They
only
are
allowed
to
sell
the
devices
in
you're
allowed
to
buy
them.
F
The
thing
to
think
about
too
is
as
you're
crossing
the
border,
especially
when
you're
getting
closer
to
the
fourth
of
July
is
the
state
troopers
are
going
to
be
watching
for
this
stuff
and
they
can
confiscate
anything.
That's
illegal
that
comes
across
the
border,
so
I
think
that's
one
thing.
A
lot
of
people
don't
realize
just
because
you
can
buy
them
in
Wisconsin
doesn't
mean
you
can
go
and
shoot
them
here
in
Minnesota
matter
of
fact,
most
of
those
you
cannot
for.
A
More
facts
on
fireworks
and
for
a
list
of
legal
and
illegal
fireworks
according
to
the
Minnesota
State
statute,
visit
the
city's
website
and
keyword
search
fireworks
and,
if
you're,
looking
for
a
fun
way
to
spend
your
independence
day
Bloomington
summer
fete,
maybe
just
that
place
when
we
come
back.
We'll
talk
more
about
what's
in
store
for
this
year's
celebration,.
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A
G
Well
summer,
fat,
as
you
know,
the
biggest
event
in
the
city
we're
actually
on
our
34th
year.
I
was
looking
up
today
to
try
to
refresh
my
memory
34th
year
of
summer
fete,
and
it's
had
kind
of
a
bunch
of
its
evolved
over
time
from
to
be
taking
place
at
a
lot
of
different
locations
to
ultimately
ending
up
at
Normandale,
Lake
Park.
G
It
started
off
and
at
Kennedy
High
School
actually
way
back
in
the
day
and
then
later
I
moved
to
creekside
community
center,
the
grounds
there
and
then
and
then
eventually
on
to
normandale
lake
park.
And
then
when
the
band
shell
is
built
in
2001,
it
became
kind
of
the
perfect
venue
to
have
such
a
big
event
like
this
absolutely.
G
That's
right,
that's
what
you
tell
us
what's
this
door
for
this
year's
summer
fete!
Oh,
we
like
to
call
you
know
we
do.
We
always
do
ours
on
the
third
which
we
thinks
great
cuz,
it
kind
of
rings
in
independent,
the
Independence
Day
holiday
for
the
the
metro
area.
Actually,
it's
kind
of
way
we
look
at
it
and
it
says
just
a
neat
opportunity
to
get
kind
of
a
jumpstart
on
celebrating
Independence
Day.
So
this
year
we
have
each
year.
G
It
seems
to
get
a
little
bit
bigger
a
little
bit
better,
and
this
year
is
no
exception.
We
have
to
entertainment
stages.
Once
again
we
have
the
normandale
Lake
bandshell
main
stage.
We
call
it
which
is
going
to
feature
33
performers,
and
then
we
have
the
84th
street
kids
stage,
which
is
located.
Just
east
of
excuse
me
just
west
of
normandie
boulevard
on
eighty-fourth
street
and
that's
adjacent
to
the
big
carnival
area
that
we
have
every
year
as
well.
G
G
Lots
of
other
activities
going
on
up
there,
fun
stuff
for
kids
to
do
all
the
all
the
inflatables
this
year
feature
as
in
past
years,
we
can
buy
a
wristband
and
kind
of
just
go
on
them
at
your
leisure
and
and
the
other
thing
is
that
that
is
featured
at
the
84th
Street
area,
and
the
bandshell
area
are
once
again
a
large
number
of
food
vendors
and,
if
we're
going
to
have
something
like
14
vendors,
scattered
throughout
the
area.
So
a
lot
of
different
food
options
for
people
from
fair
type
foods
to
great
turkey.
G
A
B
G
Is
it's
actually,
especially
for
the
past
five
or
six
years,
then
considered
the
biggest
display
in
the
metro
area.
One
of
the
reasons
for
that
is
well
a
couple
reasons,
the
first
of
which
is
we're
able
to
raise
enough
funds
to
get
to
get
a
good
quality
large
display.
This
is
as
a
result
of
the
generosity
of
the
boot
in
public
and
area
businesses
who
donate
a
large
chunk
of
the
money
that
goes
into
paying
for
the
fireworks
that's
number
one.
G
G
The
10
inch
shells,
which
is
this
sort
of
the
biggest
that
you
would
find
in
a
in
a
city,
fireworks
display
anywhere,
and
so
we
do
feature
a
lot
of
those
kind
of
larger
shells
in
our
show
and
and
that's
kind
of
what
gives
a
huge
you
and
awe
factor
for
our
fireworks
display.
So
we're
really
lucky
in
that,
and
we
do
take
advantage
of
our
ability
to
do
that
to
put
together
these
huge
shows
personal.
A
F
G
H
G
Utility
mailings,
and
so
in
that
envelope
you
have
the
opportunity
to
contribute
and
there's
dif
different
sponsorship
levels.
So
you
get
certain.
Businesses
can
sit,
get
certain
types
of
perks
for
the
sponsorship
levels
in
terms
of
publicity
and
various
publications
and
I
know
the
big
banner
on
the
stage
and
stuff
like
that,
and
then
also
there
are
wait.
You
can
buy
a
summer,
fete
merchandise.
G
That's
such
an
important
part
of
this
event
and
a
big
reason
why
it's
been
grown
to
be
such
a
successful
and
very
large
event
like
this
is
because
of
the
support,
we've
gotten
and
that's
what
really
kind
of
makes
it
all
possible,
because
I
think
that
if
we
didn't
have
that
level
of
support,
we
have
a
smaller
show,
be
good,
be
quality,
but
it
wouldn't
be.
Quite
the
you
know
the
mega
thing
that
we
are
able
to
do
every
year,
absolutely.
A
G
Well,
we
have
a,
they
can
call
the
Park
and
Rec
weather
line
to
start
with.
If
things
are
looking
really
dubious
on
the
on
that
day
and
get
when
we
would
have
updates
on
the
on
the
web,
that
line,
which
is
five,
six
three
and
eight
seven,
eight
okay,
so
that's
one
place
and
then
in
the
night
of
if
bad
weather
say
it's
raining,
it
is
a
rain
or
shine
event
will
keep
going
on
with
it.
G
If
it
gets
severe,
we
would
make
the
call
to
either
if
it's
early
enough,
do
a
postponement
and
see
if
we
can
pick
it
up
later
in
the
afternoon
or
there's
the
potential
for
a
cancellation,
but
all
that
stuff
would
be
posted
or
on
this
weather
line.
Okay
and
and
so
the
public
would
be
able
to
access
it
there
well.
G
A
I
Gene
winstead,
mayor
of
the
city
of
Bloomington,
really
excited
about
a
collaborative
between
the
cities
of
Bloomington,
Richfield
and
edina
in
partnership
with
Blue
Cross
Blue
Shield
everything
we
do
in
the
planning
and
development
of
our
city.
We
can
keep
in
mind
different
ways
to
allow
people
to
live,
healthier
lives.
A
Welcome
back
everyone
recently,
the
city
has
received
some
inquiries
about
the
status
of
the
normandale
Lake
Trail
improvement
project.
We'd
like
to
take
this
opportunity
to
address
some
of
the
questions
and
check
on
the
progress
of
construction.
The
first
wave
of
construction
on
the
trail
around
normandale
lake
is
now
complete
and
crews
are
on
to
phase
two.
This
consists
of
the
trails
from
the
parking
lot
on
chalette
road
around
the
south
and
east
side
of
the
lake.
This
section
of
trail
will
be
closed
until
construction
is
complete.
A
The
week
of
june
eighteenth
contractors
completed
trail
removal
and
grading,
as
well
as
tree
realignment
to
make
way
for
the
new
wider
trail
city
engineers
encourage
residents
to
watch
for
signs
directing
residents
to
open
trails.
The
exact
completion
date
for
the
project
is
undetermined,
but
it
will
occur
sometime
mid
summer,
updates
are
provided
on
the
city's
website
through
east
subscribe.
If
you'd
like
to
follow
the
progress
of
this
project
or
any
others
sign
up
today.
Well,
thanks
to
the
city's
arts
in
the
parks
program,
monday
mornings
at
moorpark
are
now
dedicated
to
area
young
people.
A
Bloomington
parks
are
the
place
to
be
this
summer.
No
matter
what
day
of
the
week
and
we're
happy
to
announce
the
Monday
morning,
kids
series
is
back.
This
unique
program
invites
kids
to
head
out
to
Moyer
Park,
located
at
2298,
West
100
and
4th
Street
and
select
Monday
mornings
for
a
variety
of
fun
and
educational
speakers
and
demonstrations
on
Monday
June
eighteenth,
the
zoo
mobile
made
a
stop
at
the.
H
A
It's
not
just
daycare
groups
coming
out
to
Monday's
kids
series,
parents,
nannies,
grandparents
and
summer
camps,
you
name
it
they've,
heard
the
positive
buzz
around
this
program
and
made
a
point
to
come
on
out
on
this
particular
day.
I'm
Minnesota
Zoo
official
introduce
kids
to
a
few
different
animals,
starting
with
a
giant
African
millipede.
J
J
These
guys
have
two
little
glands
underneath
their
tail
and
if
they
get
really
nervous,
what
they'll
do
is
friends
they'll
dump
on
the
ground,
just
to
kind
of
let
you
know
that
they're
not
happy,
and
if
you
get
too
close,
they'll
turn
around
and
they'll
stick
their
tail
up
and
they'll
do
kind
of
like
a
headstand
and
they'll
spray.
You
each.
A
H
Think
that
the
audience
does
benefit
from
coming
out
to
these
shows
they
get
to
be
entertained
and
educated,
and
it's
a
beautiful
park.
There's
a
beautiful
trail,
walking
trails,
the
kids
can
plan
the
play
structures
and
they
can
also
sit
and
listen
to
the
entertainer.
We
have
for
that
day
and
I
think
the
parents
really
enjoy
being
able
to
educate
their
kids
and
also
have
somewhere
where
they
can
run
all
their
energy
out.
So
it's
a
really
great
place
to
be
to.
A
Find
out
what
act
will
be
at
upcoming
monday,
kids,
series
events
or
for
details
and
other
arts
in
the
park.
Events
sign
up
for
e
subscribe
available
right
on
the
city's
homepage
and,
if
you're
a
Bloomington
resident,
the
city
would
like
to
know
your
opinion
about
the
community
and
local
government.
All
you
need
is
a
computer
with
internet
access
and
a
few
moments
of
your
time
visit
the
city's
website
and
you'll
find
the
citizen
survey
on
the
home
page
click.
The
link
share
your
thoughts.
Take
the
survey.
A
The
survey
asks
residents
to
rate
a
series
of
statements,
for
example,
Bloomington
as
a
place
to
live
is
excellent,
good,
fair,
poor
or
you
don't
know.
The
survey
takes
just
a
few
minutes
and
the
feedback
will
help
the
city
set
benchmarks
and
track
the
quality
of
services
provided
to
residents.
Your
answers
will
also
help
the
City
Council
make
decisions
that
affect
the
overall
community.
Only
one
survey
per
person
is
needed
and
must
be
completed
online
by
July
fifteenth.
A
If
you
don't
have
access
to
a
computer,
stop
by
civic
plaza
and
take
the
survey
in
person,
your
opinion
counts
and
that's
all
the
time
we
have
for
today
to
get
more
information
on
city
projects,
parks,
road
construction
and
events
visit.
The
city's
website
to
check
out
past
bloomington
today
shows
or
other
city
productions
visit,
bloomington's
youtube,
channel,
accessible
right
from
the
city's
homepage.
That
and
so
much
more
is
online
right
now
at
wwc,
I,
bloomington
MN
us.