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From YouTube: League of Women Voters Candidates Forum: City Council
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Presented by the Bloomington League of Women Voters
A
Good
evening
and
welcome
to
the
bloomington
league
of
women
voters,
candidate
forum,
my
name
is
martha:
allen,
I'm
a
trained
volunteer
moderator
from
the
league
of
women
voters
of
minneapolis,
so
I've
got
no
skin
in
this
game.
I
don't
care
what
you
people
say:
okay,
it
is
my
pleasure
to
be
here
tonight
with
you.
A
B
A
The
answers
will
be
timed:
just
ask
the
school
board
candidates,
I'm
not
nice
about
it.
Okay,
our
volunteers
will
hold
up
warning
signs
and
I've
already
told
the
candidates
when
you
see
that
15
second
sign
wrap
it
up.
Okay,
because
of
the
tight
schedule,
we're
not
asking
for
questions
from
the
audience.
If,
however,
your
question
is
not
answered
tonight
feel
free
to
write
it
down
with
some
contact
information
and
give
it
to
any
one
of
the
league.
A
Ladies
who
has
a
button
on
that
says:
bloomington
on
it
and
they'll
be
happy
to
give
it
to
the
candidates
or,
as
I
like
to
say,
this
is
a
representative
democracy.
You
can
actually
ask
the
candidate
directly
when
the
forum's
over
for
each
question.
We
will
start
with
the
different
candidates
selected
randomly.
A
C
A
B
All
day,
yep
good
you're
on
well,
my
name
is
richard.
Bonan
I've
lived
in
bloomington
now
for
37
years,
I've
been
through
the
bloomington
school
districts.
I
love
the
city,
take
great
pride
living
here
and
looking
forward
to
serving
the
city,
I'm
a
business
owner.
I
own
a
couple
gas
stations
over
in
south
minneapolis
bp
and
a
new
brand.
That's
just
been
invented
called
monocle.
B
D
Thank
you
hi.
My
name
is
dwayne
lohman
and
I'm
running
for
the
first
district
city
council
seat.
I
grew
up
here
in
bloomington,
went
to
valley
view
public
schools,
valley
elementary
and
then
graduated
from
kennedy
high
school.
I
had
the
opportunity
to
be
an
intern
for
the
city
of
bloomington
learning
about
city
planning.
That's
what
got
me
interested
in
studying
urban
urban
planning
when
I
went
to
augsburg
college
and
got
my
degree
in
political
science
and
urban
studies.
D
E
E
E
I
am
seeking
election
to
the
city
council
because
bloomington
residents
deserve
a
responsible
leader
who
works
skillfully
to
advance
the
common
good.
I
believe
every
city
council
member
should
know
their
neighborhoods
engage
in
respectful
conversation
and
be
helpful
to
citizens
and
that's
why
I'm
running
for
city,
council,
tom.
F
I
first
became
a
bloomington
knight
in
the
third
grade
and
have
continued
since
I
grew
up
in
east
bloomington,
graduated
from
bloomington
high
school
commuted
to
the
university
for
four
years
until
from
bloomington
from
east
bloomington.
Until
my
deferment
ran
out,
went
to
the
field
of
high
velocity
metal.
The
theater
of
high
velocity
metal
for
two
years
came
back
finished
up
my
degree
on
the
gi
bill.
Most
of
my
career
has
been
spent
selling
large
ticket
computer
driven
capital
equipment
to
the
regional,
roughly
middle
third
of
the.
C
C
G
G
I
Yes,
I'm
john
olson.
I
seek
election
to
serve
district
4.,
my
wife
sandy
and
I
moved
to
the
east
side
of
bloomington
in
2003..
We
live
close
to
the
pool
and
play
areas
in
the
wonderful
recreation
complex
on
90th,
just
one
of
the
reasons
that
our
grandchildren
love
to
visit
us.
My
life
has
been
wonderfully
diverse.
I
I've
worked
in
a
potato
farm
in
the
red
river
valley,
delivered
milk,
been
a
camp
counselor
and
after
college
worked
for
three
churches
as
a
youth
director
before
starting
a
33-year
career
as
a
public
school
teacher
and
principal,
and
so
my
retirement,
I
formed
a
conflict
management.
Business
family
is
important
to
me.
I
appreciate
time
with
my
three
children
and
two
stepdaughters
and
I
really
like
the
time
we
spend
with
our
14
grandkids.
I
So
now
you
know
why
I
decided
to
see
collection
of
city
council.
We
like
our
community
in
east
bloomington,
and
I
simply
must
work
for
the
good
future
of
my
grandchildren
and
in
reality,
everyone's
grandchildren,
wherever
they
live,
will
somehow
be
better.
When
I
help
secure
a
good
future
right
here,.
J
J
I'm
a
lifelong
bloomington
resident
and
I've
lived
in
all
five
zip
codes
of
our
city,
I'm
currently
a
self-employed
public
relations
and
leadership
consultant,
and
I'm
a
member
of
the
bloomington
chamber
of
commerce
through
them
through
my
business,
I'm
a
graduate
of
minnesota
state
university
mankato
and
received
my
and
earned
my
master's
degree
at
st
catherine
university,
I'm
in
as
a
lifelong
bloomington
resident.
I
attended
all
of
bloomington
public
schools
graduated
from
jefferson,
as
did
my
kids,
who
also
attended
oak
grove
and
poplar
bridge
and
oak
grove
middle
school
and
olson
middle
school.
J
At
one
point,
I've
participated
in
many
other
school
activities
and
was
elected
to
the
board
of
education.
About
a
dozen
years
ago,
I
have
been
a
volunteer
with
baa,
as
well
as
a
participant,
bloomington
sister
city
organization,
where
we
hosted
japanese
students
and
the
art
center
board
lots
of
bloomington
things
want
to
stay
here.
Another
30.
K
K
When
it
comes
to
the
elections,
you
need
more
than
51
percent
to
have
voluntary
solutions
to
city
governance,
and
I
hope,
by
having
a
voice
on
the
council
and
being
a
leader
in
the
community,
I
can
help
do
that.
My
background.
I've
lived
in
bloomington
since
1998.
I
married
my
high
school
sweetheart.
Sarah.
We
both
graduated
from
jefferson
me
in
2002.
A
Okay,
the
first
question
we're
going
to
start
with
tom
holting
wherever
you
are
and
then
go
to
jack
baloga
and
around
this
way,
okay,
ending
with
andrew
carlson
right.
I
hope
you
guys
are
in
the
right
order.
Okay,
question:
one:
our
city
delivers
many
services
from
flu
shots
to
firefighting
from
snow
clearing
to
the
arts.
F
C
The
city
has
a
responsibility
to
deliver
all
the
services
that
this
community
needs
and
desires
and
to
do
it
in
the
most
effective
and
efficient
manner
possible,
and
I
believe
that
it
is
currently
doing
that
now.
Having
said
that,
I
believe
that
there
are
some
services
that
we
can
find
greater
efficiencies
in
through
the
use
of
technology,
and
we
will
do
that
through
time.
Thank
you.
G
G
H
H
Now
we
compete
with
chinese
firms,
and
we
have
people
asking
us
from
other
nations
for
our
product
to
make
our
product
for
us
and
we've
always
rejected
it
and
stayed
with
the
american
manufacturers
because
of
the
quality.
Now
there
are
a
couple
things
I
know
a
little
about
and
medicine
should
be
left
up
to
those
who
deal
or
trained
in
medicine,
and
we
shouldn't
be
involved.
I
Anything
that
is
done
needs
to
be
done
in
a
thoughtful
manner,
and
I
certainly
don't
have
the
information
that
would
be
necessary
to
evaluate
all
of
the
services
that
we
we
have.
We
need
to
follow
a
process
and
anything
that
we
do
in
city
council,
so
that
we
end
up
looking
for
good
information
and
if
something
needs
to
be
eliminated
or
tried
in
a
different
manner,
such
as
in
the
private
sector.
A
J
I
have
to
agree
with
with
jack
and
a
few
others
that
by
and
large
are
our
programs
and
those
administered
by
employees
are
scrutinized
that
there's
evaluation
that
goes
on,
and
perhaps
it
needs
to
be
more
more
arduous
and
held
against.
Whatever
is
available
from
the
private
sector.
Many
of
the
services
that
are
delivered
by
city
employees
or
any
other
government
employee
is
not
available
on
a
consult
on
a
service
contract
basis
or,
if
it
were,
it
would
be
probably
at
a
price
much
higher
than
what
it
is
that
we
pay
our
employees.
J
I
do
believe,
however,
that
there
are
electronic
forms
of
service
delivery
that
we
need
to
continue
working
on
and
also,
I
think
that
we
have
city
employees
throughout
the
the
city.
The
golf
course,
for
instance,
where
really
what
we
have
to
do
is
say:
are
there
innovative
ways
to
look
at
the
private
sector
and
make
our
city-owned
golf
courses
tremendous
assets,
more
more
revenue
generating
than
they
are
today
are?
A
K
Thank
you.
This
is
a
great
question
because
it
ties
in
a
lot
with
what
I've
been
advocating
for
on
a
voice
for
voluntary
services
and
voluntary
solutions
to
city
governance.
I
was
at
here
at
the
city
council
meeting.
This
was
last
year
when
we
were
talking
about
the
tax
levy,
and
I
came
up
here
standing
right
there
and
they
were
going
over
the
cost
to
city
services
per
resident
and
what
you
pay,
and
I
was
very
surprised-
and
I
I
mentioned
this-
you
can
look
it
up.
I
said
congratulations.
K
I
think
the
city
was
doing
a
good
job
on
the
cost
of
services
per
resident.
We
were
actually
on
the
lower
end
compared
to
all
other
cities.
When
we
were
when
we
were
looking
through
this
now
with
that
being
said,
I
think
we're
doing
a
good
job
that
doesn't
mean.
I
don't
think
that
there
are
voluntary
solutions
to
some
other
aspect
of
city
city
governance.
If
you
look
at
the
firefighters,
the
firefighters
are
doing
it
on
a
voluntary
basis.
K
B
B
I
think
we
should
definitely
use
the
private
market
and
compare
to
make
sure
that
we
are
doing
things
the
most
efficient
and
effective
one
of
the
things
I
was
at
the
city
council
meeting
last
night
and
we
were
talking
they
were
talking
about
the
pmp,
the
pavement
management
program,
which,
in
my
opinion
is
probably
a
very
good
thing
for
maintaining
our
roads.
My
businesses
are
located
in
another
city
and
I
will
say
that
they
have.
B
D
A
D
I
think
jack
really
hit
it
right
on
the
nail
when
he
said
that
you
know
we
really
need
to
continue
to
keep
these
things
around,
but
you
know,
I
think,
one
of
the
things
that
we
need
to
do
and
I'd
like
to
do
as
when
I
get
on
the
city
council
is
to
be
open
to
looking
at
different
ways
of
doing
things.
I
was
a
little
bit
reluctant
when
they
went
ahead
and
did
the
bloomington
education
system
and
we
worked
along
with
richfield
in
bloomington
to
do
volleyball.
D
A
E
A
E
A
A
K
K
Don't
know-
and
I
don't
know
if
anyone
else
on
city
council
currently
knows
what
that
rate
is,
but,
depending
on
what
that
rate
is
I
mean
that's
definitely
something
to
concern
about.
I
actually
had
a
brother
who
was
homeless,
who
lived
in
bloomington.
He
lived
with
friends
and
family
that
took
him
in
and
and
took
care
of
them,
and
I
think
that
that's
something
that
we
should
do
as
a
community.
If
you
know
anyone
who's
homeless,
I
mean
definitely
want
to
give
them
the
resources
where
they
can
go.
K
What
kind
of
services
and
opportunities
there
are
for
them.
It
does
touch
on
something
that
rick
touched
on
is
helping
them
find
jobs.
I
mean
that's
very
important
if
you
can
help
someone
pay
their
way
and
help
them
provide
for
themselves,
that's
something
that
we
should
be
doing
as
a
community.
I
talked
a
lot
about
how
bloomington
had
from
2000
and
2011
a
negative
8.5
job
growth
percentage
according
to
cnn
money
magazine,
and
I
think
if
we
helped
with
the
jobs,
we
have
some
good
things
going
on
here
at
the
mall
of
america.
K
J
Nor
should
it
be
because,
as
the
as
the
city
has
grown,
we
have
the
great
resource
of
veep
volunteers
enlisted
to
assist
people
and
they
provide
the
social
safety
net
and
they
provide
the
conduit
to
hennepin
county
and
the
hennepin
county
services
that
do
exist
to
facilitate
a
road
back
to
self-sufficiency,
for
homeless
people
and
and
all
people
in
need
food
shelf
access
to
health
services,
whatever's
necessary
as
well
as
job
training.
So
what
veep
does
apart
from
the
city?
J
It
provides
a
tremendous
asset
in
the
millions
of
dollars
that
is
not
spent
by
the
city
of
bloomington
in
order
to
ensure
that
our
social
safety
net
is
strong.
I
support
veep.
I
think
a
lot
of
people
in
this
room
support
veep
and
they
are
doing
some
tremendous
work,
and
that
is
the
strength
of
the
city
of
bloomington.
I
I
H
H
A
G
A
subset
of
the
homeless
we're
talking
about,
have
mental
health
issues,
and
so
I
just
want
to
spend
a
little
bit
of
time
on
that
that
I
am
grateful
that
that
bloomington
has
has
the
health
care
system
that
it
has
and
that
I
would.
I
will
find
out
how
compassionate
the
police
are
in
recognizing
homeless
issues
and
spotting
that
so
they're
are
plugged
into
the
proper
systems
and
not
and
not
treated
like
criminals.
G
I
too
am
grateful
for
for
veep
and
loaves
and
fishes,
and
some
of
the
the
programs
that
that
directly
serve
I've
had
a
bit
of
experience.
Personally,
we
seem
to
never
have
an
empty
bedroom,
whether
we're
taking
in
educational
students
from
from
switzerland
or
from
from
israel.
We've
had
homeless
people
staying
with
us,
so
I've
had
some
first-hand
experience
with
that
as
well.
C
C
Some
of
it
is
such
by
the
health
department
who
gives
assistance
to
those
people
who
are
in
need
on
a
direct
basis
on
an
indirect
basis,
which
is
where
the
majority
of
that
support
comes
from.
There
are
a
lot
of
institutions
that
make
bloomington
their
home,
and
it's
already
been
mentioned
for
quite
a
few
of
them:
veep
oasis
for
youth,
the
bloomington
community
center,
which
helps
through
loaves
and
fishes
and
provides
meals,
meals
on
wheels
and
many
others.
C
A
F
A
E
E
The
city
council
can
advocate
for
assistance
for
programs
to
assist
those
that
are
mental,
that
have
mental
disabilities
and,
let's
also
not
forget
we
talk
about
job
creation,
but
half
half
of
the
homeless
are
children,
so
there
needs
to
be
programs
to
address
that
need.
I
would
also
advocate
that
this
coming
city
council,
even
the
current
city
council,
set
a
goal
to
reduce
homelessness.
That's
something
that
we
can
do
as
a
community
by
tracking
those
numbers
and
bringing
bringing
that
down.
A
D
I'm
not
ashamed
to
say
it,
but
I
grew
up
here
in
bloomington
and
and
I
grew
up
in
a
single
parent
family
and
we
needed
to
utilize
some
of
the
services
that
that
were
provided
through
veep,
and
there
were
many
other
services
that
the
city
provided
at
that
time
to
help
our
family
to
get
by.
Without
also
being
said,
there
is
a
role
that
that
the
greater
community
can
play
like
veep.
I
support
v
by
when
I
got
on
my
on
my
on
my
way
working
for
habitat
for
humanity.
D
I
got
a
chance
to
give
back
and
that's
one
of
the
things
that
we
we
can
do.
We
can
set
a
goal
as
andrew
has
said,
and
we
can
also
find
creative
ways,
because
we
also
need
to
keep
keep
the
taxes
low
so
that
people
don't
lose
their
homes,
so
they
can
continue
to
live
here
in
bloomington,
and
so
the
things
we
can
do
for
the
homeless
or
not
a
government
handout.
D
A
A
J
Our
city,
the
population,
actually
isn't
growing.
It's
it's
reduced
by
about
three
3
000
people
since
the
last
2012
to
back
to
2010,
at
least
according
to
the
figures
that
I
was
looking
at.
However,
it
is
a
city
right
now
that
has
approximately
18
of
our
residents
over
the
age
of
65
and
almost
19
under
the
age
of
19..
Those
have
very
different
housing
needs.
Infrastructure
needs
as
well,
because
they
are
the
ones
that
have
the
shortage
of
transportation
options
and
they
are
the
ones
who
perhaps
have
the
most
critical
needs
for
their
transportation.
J
Our
housing
options
need
to
continue
to
evolve,
to
meet
the
needs
of
both
lower
income,
families
or
middle
income,
families,
as
well
as
those
who
want
to
give
up
their
houses,
walk
away
or
and
move
on,
but
stay
in
the
community.
Those
who
have
lived
in
the
community
all
their
lives,
so
is
our
infrastructure
in
terms
of
housing
where
it
needs
to
be.
No
housing
needs
to
be
a
top
priority,
because
there
are
people
who
want
to
live
in
bloomington,
and
we
should
make
sure
that
they
have
every
choice.
K
Okay
met
council
came
out
with
their
latest
numbers
on
and
steve.
You
would
know
because
you're
here
with
the
population,
so
I
I'm
pretty
sure
I
remember
seeing
that
as
well
for
the
population
dip
and
they
gave
a
projection
out
for
the
met
council
came
out
with,
and
I
don't
think
that
the
city
needs
to
do
too
much
to
change
for
population
growth.
I
know
right
now,
they're,
looking
over
construction
over
in
the
south
loop,
putting
in
high
density
housing
near
light
rail,
high
density
housing
for
mass
transit.
K
When
I
look
around
bloomington,
if
you've
noticed
any
of
the
homes
for
sale,
I
think
there's
definitely
enough
places
around
for
people
to
move
into
bloomington
if
they
really
wanted
to
and
when
it
comes
to
what
the
city
should
be
doing
at
that
level.
I
don't
see
anything
an
immediate
need
that
we
need
to
do
to
take
care
of
that.
A
B
Well,
I'm
not
sure
if
the
population
is
going
up
or
down,
but
one
thing
I
will
say
that
I
do
think
that
bloomington
is
an
aging
community.
I
think
we've
knocked
on
a
lot
of
doors,
probably
all
of
us
and
and
that's
something-
that's
definitely
probably
in
the
works.
So
I
think
that
we're
going
to
experience
for
lack
of
a
better
word,
a
flip,
that's
going
to
be
coming
up
here.
B
That
being
said,
I
think
that
we
want
to
continue
making
sure
that
the
permitting
in
the
building
and
being
able
to
add
on
to
your
house
is
is
very
easy,
so
we
can
attract
new
families
and
and
and
make
sure
like
the
development
over
on
pen
american
is
gonna,
bring
some
jobs,
which
is
a
very
good
idea
in
my
opinion,
and
so
overall,
yes,
I
do
believe
the
infrastructure
is
able
to
handle
a
population
increase.
Thank
you.
A
D
Regardless
of
whether
or
not
the
population
is
increasing
or
decreasing,
bloomington
is
the
center
of
economic
development
that
rivals
both
minneapolis
and
st
paul.
We
do
need
to
invest
in
infrastructure.
I
mean
my
ride
home
today
from
work.
It
took
me
almost
50
minutes
to
get
from
hawaii
over
in
wyzetta
back
back
to
bloomington.
That's
a
little
bit
ridiculous.
I
was
taking
side
streets,
so
that
doesn't
mean
that
the
city
in
itself
has
has
to
invest.
D
We've
got
to
work
in
a
partnership
with
organizations
like
the
met
council
and
with
other
cities
and
collaborate,
unique
ways
of
of
trying
to
build
in
infrastructure
and
working
with
the
private
sector
in
order
to
try
to
create
creative
and
innovative
ways
in
which
we
can
deliver
people
from
one
location
to
another
location.
It's
it's
critical
that
we
do
that
as
our
population
will
grow
and
as
we
are
a
center
of
economic
in
innovation
here
in
the
state
of
minnesota.
A
E
E
E
A
F
Our
housing
stock
is
aging
some
and
needs
to
be
maintained,
but
I
think
we're
doing
a
more
than
adequate
job
of
that.
There
are
a
number
of
projects,
and
I
thank
andy
for
giving
us
credit.
Those
of
us
who
preceded
him
a
number
of
housing
projects
along
pen
in
american
south
loop
and
in
other
key
corners
of
bloomington
that
are
very
well
planned
out,
and
so
I
think
there
has
been
more
than
adequate
preparation.
C
Thank
you,
bloomington's
population,
as
forecast
by
med
console,
will
increase
and
our
infrastructure
will
be
able
to
support
it.
We
have
focused
our
development
activities
in
three
redevelopment
areas.
Those
have
been
mentioned
a
bit
ago,
but
they
are
south
loop,
pendant,
american
and
normandale
lakes.
C
C
A
G
As
I've
been
going
over
the
2025
plan,
I
am
impressed
with
it.
I
think
it's
the
board's
council's
job
to
take
that
each
year
and
look
at
the
economy
look
at
the
individual
needs
of
of
neighborhoods,
for
instance,
on
84th.
I
know
there
was
complaints
about
traffic
from
normandale
going
through
neighborhood
streets
that
they
can't
support
that.
A
H
In
east
bloomington,
I
think
we
need
more
to
do
with
getting
the
roads
that
we
have
in
the
best
operating
condition.
Our
streets
are
not
in
that
not
well
maintained.
We
have
lots
of
potholes
and
the
steed
is
street
is
between
the
curb
and
the
ass.
The
pavement
you
can
see
the
street
where
it's
crumbling.
H
H
I
Thank
you.
My
understanding
of
infrastructure
excuse
me
seems
to
go
in
a
little
different
direction.
So,
in
terms
of
transportation,
I
think
it's
important
that
we
consider
tying
in
with
light
rail
and
other
rapid,
rapid
bus
transit,
and
things
like
that
in
terms
of
it
seems
to
me
that,
with
some
exceptions-
and
I
know
that
going
down
to
old
cedar
bridge
is-
is
bad,
but
for
the
most
part
I
think
the
city
is
doing
a
good
job
with
its
sealing
and
recording
and
that
kind
of
thing
water.
I
We
have
an
excellent
water
treatment
facility.
We
have
an
agreement
with
minneapolis,
so
we've
got
that
taken
care
of
the
pipes
underground,
I
believe,
are
being
inspected.
That
could
be
a
problem.
Electricity
went
to
a
presentation
by
excel
in
terms
of
storm
preparation
and
regarding
housing.
District
4
is
ripe
to
have
a
lot
of
housing
development,
so
I
certainly
would
work
for
that.
A
A
G
That
is
something
that's
come
up
on
many
doors
I've
knocked
on,
and
I
said
earlier
I
love
diving
into
these
things.
I
have
called
and
talked
to
a
number
of
the
trash
haulers.
I
have
talked
to
many
of
the
residents
about
their
best
ideas
and
and
put
those
together
la
just
divided
their
city
into
11
segments
and
last
year.
So
I've
got
calls
in
to
see
how
that's
working,
even
though
it
only
had
been
one
year.
G
Let's
see,
oklahoma
has
a
city
that
divided
theirs
into
four,
and
so
there
will
be
some
precedence
to
see
how
this
works.
The
big
challenge
is:
some
of
these
trash
haulers
weigh
the
equivalent
of
1400
cars
going
by.
So
it's
the
wear
and
tear
on
the
roads
versus
the
free
marketplace,
and
so
that's
that's
the
challenge
and
I
think
others
have
have
figured
some
ways
out.
I'm
going
to
be
studying
those
to
bring
the
best
ideas
to
bloomington.
C
Thank
you
I
feel
like.
I
wrote
this
question
because
in
may
of
2012
I
brought
this
issue
before
consul
and
consul
has
subsequently
agreed
to
it,
and
we
have
engaged
a
consultant
to
help
the
city
study
this
issue.
It
is
when
we
look
at
it.
My
concerns
were
multifaceted:
public
safety,
we
have
extremely
large
vehicles
and
we
have
our
streets
populated
with
young
children.
C
C
F
Not
appreciated
simply
said,
I
have
done
in
my
own
neighborhood
and
have
encouraged
a
handful
of
other
peoples
to
successfully
walk
their
neighborhoods,
their
cul-de-sacs
one
or
two
blocks
with
a
clipboard
and
ask
each
of
the
neighbors.
If
they
could
know
if
this
person
could
negotiate
a
better
rate
for
them,
would
they
be
willing
to
switch
to
that
one
service
in
each
case
that
has
worked
out
for
lower
rates
for
everyone?
E
I'd
like
to
thank
jack
for
for
bringing
this
this
issue
forward
so
that
it
can
be
properly
studied,
and
I
do
look
forward
to
the
consultants
report-
that's
something
that
I
will
be
interested
in.
Seeing
what
the
what
conclusions
they
draw.
The
important
thing
to
to
keep
in
mind
here
is:
we
want
to
preserve
choice.
Choice
is
important.
We
want
to
give
our
residences
our
I'm
sorry,
our
citizens,
a
choice
now.
That
being
said,
we
need
to
weigh
that
against
what
could
be
the
benefit
from
going
to
a
municipal
type
of
service.
E
D
I
want
to
let
the
residents
know
that
when
you
call
I'm
going
to
listen
and
just
from
walking
across
the
knocking
on
doors,
I've
learned
a
great
deal
that
there's
a
great
deal
of
diversity.
On
this
opinion,
I
do
think
that
it's
important
that
we
have
an
economic
marketplace
and
we
support
that
that
capitalistic
system.
However,
I
think
that
is
the
goal
of
the
city.
A
B
This
this
is
one
of
those
issues.
I
would
be
looking
forward
to
actually
hearing
from
more
constituents.
I
can
see
it
both
ways.
I
can
see
that
it's
wear
and
tear
on
the
roads,
but
at
the
same
time
I
can
see
that
these
big
diesel
dump
trucks
pay
a
lot
in
diesel
tax
and
that
diesel
tax
goes
to
help
pay
for
the
roads.
B
A
K
I
like
what
I've
heard
around
just
people
being
open
to
choice,
which
is
something
I
definitely
will
be
an
advocate
for,
and
I
like
I
like
that
this
was
brought
by
jack,
because
it
is
something
I
have
actually
heard
as
well.
Some
people
really
do
not
like
the
noise.
I
met
with
the
bloomington
sustainability
coalition,
and
this
was
a
question
that
they
had
also
on
their
survey
about.
K
I
said
there
is
no
doubt
that
it
does
have
an
environmental
impact
and
a
wear
and
tear
on
the
roads.
However,
I
wouldn't
support
a
monopoly
for
a
certain
trash
company
to
come
in
and
be
the
sole
provider
in
bloomington.
I
do
like
tom's
idea
of
residents
grouping
together
and
building
coalitions
to
get
a
group
rate
or
a
coalition
rate
when
they
get
pricing.
I
think
that's
an
excellent
idea,
a
voluntary
solution
to
this,
and
so
I
thank
you
for
that
idea.
A
J
Well,
I
think,
first
of
all,
it's
great
that
we
didn't
go
to
our
in-house
garbage
consultant
person,
who's
employed
by
the
city.
For
this
we
sent
it
out
to
a
consultant,
who's
probably
studied
this
nationally,
and
it
does
fall
into
both
the
free
market
philosophy
which
really
does
exist
here
in
bloomington.
There
are
many
many
services
that
the
market
enjoys
as
a
result
of
serving
the
residents,
particularly
in
the
single
family
homes.
The
consultant
will
come
up
with
a
host
of
options.
J
I
hope
I
hope
that
that
he
or
she
presents
us
with
perhaps
some
of
the
best
practices
that
will
become
national
leaders
if
we
choose
to
engage
them.
If
we
choose
to
begin
having
an
honest,
dia,
honest
dialogue
and
and
get
to
the
neighborhoods
as
a
result
of
whatever
that
process,
is
our
neighborhoods,
our
and
our
residents
are
going
to
have
a
better
understanding
of
both
the
impact
that
those
trucks
have,
because
that
would
be
what
the
consultant
should
deliver
us
as
well,
because,
right
now
we
really
don't
know.
J
I
Thank
you.
I
believe
that
we
have
five
haulers
that
go
on
our
street,
which
ends
up
meaning
that
at
least
on
some
weeks
we
have
three
stops
that
ends
up
being
15..
One
hauler
one
one
company
would
end
up
meaning
three,
which
makes
a
whole
lot
of
sense.
How
do
we
get
to
a
point
where
we've
used
some
common
sense?
Here,
I
think,
is,
is
the
issue
and
the
process
is
exactly
what
it's
all
about,
and
it's
the
way
that
I
would
approach
problems
like
this.
I
If,
on
the
council,
we
need
to
bring
people
together,
who
are
stakeholders
that
means
get
information
from
the
neighborhoods?
Maybe
it
could
be
through
a
survey
it
could
be
through
discussions.
Education
needs
to
be
a
part
of
it,
so
that
people
know
what
what
the
costs
are,
but
we
also
need
to
bring
in
the
haulers
and
that
ends
up,
meaning
that
we
might
be
able
to
have
some
kind
of
a
process
where
there's
a
bidding
or
that
that
haulers
would
be
able
to
otherwise
select.
A
H
He'd
have
less
costs
because
his
truck
travels,
less
distance
and
he'd
pick
up
more
trash
so
that
his
truck
would
fill
faster
and
he
would
make
more
money,
I'm
not
afraid
of
people
making
money.
I
like
people
who
make
money
and
so
to
me
it
seems
to
make
sense
that
if
we
could
divide
the
city
up
into
reasonable
areas
and
let
trash
haulers
bid
on
per
house
basis,
the
one
who
bids
the
lowest
most
competitive,
he
should
have
the
job.
D
A
A
I
I
I
think
that
a
community
requires
quite
a
few
services.
A
glass
of
water
was
held
up
a
while
ago.
We've
talked
about
roads,
we've
talked
about
housing.
We
need
to
have
quality
in
in
every
aspect
of
human
life,
and
so
the
community
has
decided
that
the
city
government
should
end
up
doing
some
of
that
or
oversee
that.
So
I'm
sorry
to
disappoint
anybody
who
wanted
a
black
and
white
answer.
I
J
The
the
only
immunity
that
should
be
granted
is
to
the
police
department,
that
is
an
entity
of
public
service
that
is,
the
core
function
of
a
city
provision
provided
to
its
residents,
its
visitors,
the
thousands
of
people
who
come
to
our
hotels
who
come
to
our
stores,
who
come
to
the
mall
of
america
every
single
day.
They
deserve
a
safe
environment.
They
deserve
the
opportunity
to
have
a
an
officer
at
their
door
within
about
a
minute
of
the
9-1-1
call.
That
is
extraordinary.
J
That's
that's
tremendous
service
and
they
are
the
hardest
working
there
at
the
front
line,
putting
their
own
lives
in
jeopardy,
as
we
think
about
the
rise
in
gun
use,
the
the
safety
at
the
schools,
knives
and
people,
bullying
and
people
being
out
of
control
both
online
and
in
person.
Our
police
force
is,
is
a
grade.
A
K
Anonymously
and
donated
money
to
purchase
the
latest
canine
dog
for
the
police
department.
Now
that
doesn't
necessarily
mean
that
oh,
we
need
to
cut
the
police
department,
but
I
think
that's
one
area
where
you
can
see
the
community
coming
together,
noticing
there's
a
need
and
offering
a
voluntary
service
and
donating
out
of
their
own
pocket.
For
this
I
didn't
ask
how
much
it
was
and
she
wanted
to
remain
anonymous,
but
there
was
an
article
about
it
in
the
paper.
B
Yes,
I
agree
a
lot
with
john
and
ken
also.
I
I
think
that
it's,
it
would
be
foolish
not
to
look
at
every
aspect
of
the
city
and
if
you
can
trim
costs,
you
know
not
do
it
because
of
the
fact
that
there's
immunity
with
technology
and
with
things
sometimes
that
brings
a
more
cost
efficient
way
of
doing
things,
and
you
might
not
need
as
big
of
a
budget
because
of
the
fact
that
there
is
something
that
saves
money.
B
D
No,
I'm
just
just
thinking
about
that,
but
I
I
think
about
the
law
of
america
and
I
think
about
all
the
shootings
that
have
taken
place
in
schools.
And
you
know:
I've
got
nephews
and
nieces
that
attend
schools
and
I'd
want
to
make
sure
that
the
police
department
is.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I
did
everything
possible
to
make
life
safe
for
them.
D
So,
while
I
agree
with
john
in
the
sense
that
you
know
we
need
to,
there
are
some
core
things
that
we
really
need
to
be
need
to
protect
like
fire
and
police.
And
you
know
I
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
had
done
everything
we
possibly
could
do
and
from
a
public
safety
standpoint
to
be
able
to
ready
and
of
course,
then
it
gets
into
infrastructure
and
roads.
Can
we
get
the
police
to
get
there?
D
G
E
This
is
a
budget
question
as
the
city
council.
That's
the
responsibility
to
be
fully
engaged
in
the
budgetary
or
the
budgetary
process.
This
is
a.
This
is
an
exercise
that
occurs
every
year
and
it
should
be
taken
very
seriously
in
a
situation
like
this.
Obviously,
where,
where
funds
may
be
limited,
you
obviously
want
to
prioritize
on
providing
those
core
services.
E
We
are
very
fortunate
here
in
bloomington
to
where
we
can
take
on
some
of
these
other
key
indicators
that
provide
us
with
a
high
quality
of
life,
and
we
again
this
is
this
leads.
This
is
a
nice
time
with
some
of
the
other
questions
we,
this
is
a
destination.
This
is
a
place
where
people
want
to
live
and
our
local
governance
is
behind
all
that.
That
is
what
allows
for
this
high
standard
of
living
that
we
are
also
fortunate
to
to
appreciate
here
in
bloomington.
F
I
don't
think
any
one
service,
as
I
understood
the
question,
should
be
immune
from
cuts.
That
said,
however,
I
do
think
there
are
several
services
that
should
only
be
done
by
the
city.
Those
include
police
for
sure
at
the
top
of
the
list,
fire
public
works,
including
water
and
sewer,
and
then
the
pavement
management
program,
maintaining
the
roads
and
infrastructure.
A
C
C
A
G
I
think
our
job
is
to
listen,
so
it's
not
only
listening
to
the
residents
but
listening
to
the
city,
experts-
and
I
agree
with
everyone
that
talked
about
the
process
here-
that
that,
at
the
end
of
the
process,
this
is
a
value
proposition.
If
the
question's
about
saving
money,
a
friend
of
mine
once
said,
buy
right
cry
once
and,
and
I
would
hate
to
have
bloomington
cheaping
out
here
and
there
to
save
money.
A
K
You
good
job,
thank
you,
everyone
again
for
being
here
and
being
engaged
with
the
process
and
caring
enough
to
whether
it's
watching
at
home
or
being
here
to
listen
to
the
candidates
one-on-one.
I
will
stay
after.
If
you
want
to
ask
me
one-on-one
questions,
if
there's
maybe
something
I
didn't
get
a
chance
to
finish,
I
do
congratulate
everyone
who
was
able
to
answer
questions
in
the
short
amount
of
time
we
were
given,
and
I
wish
there
was
more
questions
and
more
topics.
We
could
actually
have
a
conversation
about
instead
of
these
sound
bites.
K
Unfortunately,
just
for
time,
that's
how
it
goes,
but
again,
just
no
matter
no
matter
who
gets
elected
for
for
me.
It's
not
necessarily
about
what
the
results
on
november
5th
are.
You
know
I
look
at
bloomington
as
a
long-term
proposition
for
providing
a
voice
for
liberty
in
the
city,
whether
it
comes
from
property
rights,
economic
liberty.
K
You
know
your
property
values,
your
property
taxes,
how
your
neighbors
may
affect
your
property
values,
that's
the
kind
of
voice
I
want
to
be
on
the
council
and
and
look
forward
to
in
the
future.
It's
not
necessarily
about
what
happens
on
november
5th,
but
more
of
a
long-term
long-term
solution.
So
again,
thank
you.
Everybody.
J
Thank
you.
Bloomington
is
a
very
well-run
city.
It's
a
well-run
city,
because
we
have
a
top-flight
professional
staff
and
we've
elected
people
over
the
course
of
the
last
20
30
and
40
years,
who,
first
and
foremost,
have
the
interests
of
bloomington
at
heart.
They
come
together
from
all
spectrums
of
the
political
arena
and
they
recognize
that
there
are
challenges
that
there
are
opportunities
and
that
the
future
of
bloomington
needs
to
remain
strong.
We
have
a
vital
tax
base,
it
needs
to
be
stronger.
We
have
vital
neighborhoods,
they
need
to
look
a
little
better.
J
We
have
housing
stock
that
is,
is
neglected.
We
have
neighborhoods
that
need
to
better
align,
or
I
should
say
we
have
neighborhood
retail
centers
strip
malls
that
need
to
better
align
and
meet
the
needs
of
the
areas
that
they
are
intended
to
serve
dollar
stores
and
pawn
shops.
Just
don't
do
it
for
me
and
that
as
a
lifelong
resident
is
something
that
really
aggravates
me.
J
I
Thank
you.
Thanks
to
the
league
for
this
service
to
the
community,
well-informed
voters
are
important
to
a
healthy
democracy.
I've
volunteered
a
lot
in
this
in
the
city.
In
the
10
years
that
I've
been
here
chamber,
outreach
committee
rotary,
my
own
church
valley
view
middle
school
in
terms
of
mentoring,
reading
students,
I've
learned
a
lot
about
how
the
the
city
operates
in
the
planning
commission
I'm
in
my
fifth
year.
H
In
the
closing
minute,
I'd
like
to
talk
about
the
subject
that
we
did
not
talk
about
and
that's
taxes
in
bloomington
we
have.
This
little
survey
came
out
in
a
brief,
and
it
says
that
how
wonderful
we're
spending
our
tax
dollars,
because
bloomington
is
only
paying
667.8
67.82
for
the
services
per
month
for
each
for
the
medium
priced
home,
but
the
medium
priced
home
is
only
180
thousand
dollars.
H
H
A
G
G
It's
great
that
we
have
surveys,
but
there's
nothing
like
going
out
there
and
knocking
and
I'm
always
surprised
when
I
knock
on
a
door.
They
say
it's
the
first
time
anyone's
knocked
on
their
door
in
years,
so
my
commitment
is
to
listen
and
to
bring
those
voices
to
the
board
to
the
council
and
and
also
listen
to
the
experts.
Bloomington
continues
to
impress
me
the
more
I
dig.
A
C
Thank
you,
bloomington
will
continue
to
evolve
and
renew
itself
in
the
future,
just
as
it
has
done
in
the
past.
It
must
do
this
to
continue
being
a
destination.
City.
Bloomington
will
need
knowledgeable,
experienced
and
effective
city
council
members
to
ensure
all
these
future
changes
will
be
desirable
for
this
community.
C
When
elected,
I
will
continue
to
use
mine
the
knowledge
I
acquired
through
my
years
as
a
city
council,
member
and
my
service
on
the
various
city
boards
and
commissions,
combined
with
my
business
skills
and
experiences,
to
ensure
that
bloomington
continues
to
provide
the
outstanding
services
that
residents
want
and
desire
at
reasonable
and
affordable
costs.
I
ask
for
your
vote
on
november
5th.
Thank
you.
A
F
We
need
to
bring
the
costs
of
city
government
more
in
line,
thus
reducing
property
taxes
both
for
long
time
residents,
so
they
can
stay
in
their
homes
longer,
as
well
as
for
businesses
fill
up
the
businesses.
We
see
empty
storefronts
industrial
sites
and
and
office
space
that
we
see
all
over
bloomington
that
we
don't
see
in
edina
in
eden,
prairie.
E
Thank
you
in
closing,
I'd
like
to
remind
bloomington
voters
in
district
2
that
you
have
a
real
choice
in
this
upcoming
election
and
that
your
vote
really
matters
by
voting
for
me.
On
tuesday
november
5th,
we
can
replace
the
current
incumbent's
neuropartisan
agenda
with
my
sensible
approach
to
governments.
I
want
to
see
this
new
council
continue
to
be
good
managers
of
public
services
and
to
work
diligently
to
help
our
city
remain
strong
and
prosperous
now
and
into
the
future.
A
D
I'd
like
to
thank
the
league
of
women
voters,
I'd
like
to
thank
all
the
citizens
that
are
here
today.
I
love
this
city.
This
city
started
back
in
1818
with
sellers
settlers
that
came
here
and
other
folks
who
looked
like
me,
who
were
native
americans
and
they
banded
together,
and
they
worked
overtime
to
create
a
kind
of
city
of
that's
lit
up
with
growth
and
prosperity
and
opportunity,
and
that
all
has
been
managed
by
wonderful
leaders
who
have
been
here
in
this
council.
D
When
we
invest
in
our
city
and
work
as
citizens
and
get
involved
to
improve
our
cities,
we
will
see
a
better
city.
We
can't
work
on
a
philosophy
of
cutting
and
cutting
and
cutting.
We
must
invest
in
our
future
and
that's
what
I'll
do
to
continue
the
strong
legacy
of
steve
peterson
and
neil
peterson.
Thank
you.
A
B
B
A
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