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From YouTube: Bloomington Today: The BUZZ November 18
Description
Organized garbage collection continues, COVID-19 resources as we begin the cold winter months and a Bloomington hotel offers virtual learning spaces.
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On
monday
december
7th
at
7
pm,
the
council
will
hold
its
annual
truth
and
taxation
public
hearing
via
webex
this
year.
The
city
is
faced
with
a
multi-million
dollar
shortfall
due
to
covet
19.
in
may.
The
city
formed
a
community
budget
advisory
committee
to
help
determine
how
to
balance
the
budget.
They
have
proposed
three
tax
levy
options,
including
a
five
percent
increase,
a
three
percent
increase
or
zero
percent.
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There's
still
big
cuts,
so
even
with
the
five
percent
tax
levy
increase,
there's
about
1.5
million
of
budget
reductions
that
are
necessary
and
if,
with
a
zero
percent,
tax
levy,
increase
it's
close
to
five
million
dollars
of
budget
reduction.
So
these
different
ideas
have
been
prioritized
so
that
trying
to
reflect
the
community's
feedback
and
preferences
on
what
they
value
to
come
with
a
budget
that
serves
the
citizens.
B
The
council's
strategic
priority
of
engagement
and
transparency
was
really
brought
into
action
this
year
with
the
budget
process,
which
is
really
the
first
time
that
we've
really
engaged
the
public
in
decisions
about
the
services
in
the
city
and
how
they're
reflected
in
the
budget,
and
we
had
community
listing
sessions.
In
september
and
october.
We
also
launched
the
let's
talk:
bloomington
digital
engagement
platform.
B
We
also
got
feedback,
and
so
that
was
very
helpful
and
also
just
having
the
community
budget
advisory
committee
of
appointed
residents
that
were
reflecting
their
communities
and
really
letting
us
know
what
was
important
to
them
with
city
services.
And
so
the
december
7th
public
hearing
is
really
a
continuation
of
that
engagement
and
hearing
from
the
public
and
if
they're,
if
they
haven't,
have
an
opportunity
to
weigh
in
yet
that
we'd
like
to
hear
from
them.
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For
information
on
how
to
participate
or
view
the
budget
proposals
in
full
head
to
the
web
address
listed
on
your
screen,
bloomington
voters
were
asked
to
consider
the
city's
garbage
and
recycling
collection
during
the
november
election
on
question.
One
residents
voted
to
amend
the
city
charter
to
give
residents
the
chance
to
vote
on
changing
to
a
city,
organized
waste,
hauling
system
on
question.
Two
residents
voted
to
allow
the
city
to
organize
trash
hauling.
That
outcome
means
the
charter
will
be
amended
and
organized
collection
will
continue
in
bloomington.
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Residents
should
continue
to
set
carts
out,
as
usual
by
7
am
on
their
regular
collection
day
to
view
the
hauling
schedule
in
your
neighborhood
visit
the
web
address
on
your
screen.
Coven
19
cases
continue
to
climb,
at
a
drastic
rate
and
as
of
november
13th,
governor
walls
put
additional
restrictions
in
place
to
help
prevent
the
spread.
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If
you're
in
need
of
some
quiet
time
or
more
space,
a
bloomington
hotel
might
be
a
good
fit
for
you.
The
sheraton
hotel
on
west
78th
street
is
renting
virtual
classrooms
by
day
they're
targeting
families
who
are
teaming
up
with
one
another
to
teach
virtually
the
hotel
says
it's
a
space
to
spread
out
and
work
without
interruptions.
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Home
offices
are
also
available
to
learn
more
contact.
The
number
listed
on
your
screen,
that
is,
the
buzz
on
bloomington
today
for
the
week
of
november
18th
through
the
24th.
If
you
would
like
to
watch
other
stories
from
this
show
go
to
this
week's
playlist.
There
you'll
find
results
from
the
2020
citizen
survey
and
the
latest
atrium
gallery
virtual
exhibit
thanks
for
watching.