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From YouTube: Bloomington Today: The BUZZ October 21
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The pickleball courts at Westwood Park have a new name, Bloomington residents can vote on the future of organized solid waste collection in the November election and seniors are invited to a drive-thru Fall Fun Fair at Creekside Community Center.
A
Welcome
to
bloomington
today,
I'm
emily
taplin
thanks
for
joining
us.
We
bring
you
the
buzz
for
the
week
of
october
21st
through
the
27th
bloomington.
Voters
will
be
asked
to
consider
the
city's
organized
garbage
collection
on
the
november
ballot
you'll
be
able
to
vote
on
the
way
solid
waste
is
collected
in
the
city
that
includes
garbage
recycling,
yard
waste
and
curbside
cleanup.
This
is
a
result
of
the
february
2020
minnesota
supreme
court
decision
that
a
resident
petitioned
to
require
a
vote
before
moving
to
city
organized
solid
waste
collection
was
lawful.
B
Question
one
asks
voters
if
they
want
to
change
the
city's
charter
to
prevent
this
city
from
organizing
solid
waste
collection
without
a
vote
by
residents
in
a
general
election.
So
a
yes
vote
to
question.
One
means
you
do
want
to
change
the
city's
charter
to
require
voters
to
decide
if
bloomington
should
continue
with
city
organized
solid
waste
collection.
B
A
no
vote
means
you
do
not
want
to
change
the
city's
charter
and
you
want
to
continue
with
the
regular
city,
organized
solid
waste
collection
system.
So
if
question
one
passes
and
the
city's
charter
is
changed,
then
question
two
gives
voters
the
opportunity
to
decide
whether
or
not
city
organized
solid
waste
collection
should
continue.
B
So
a
yes
vote
to
question
two
means
you
want
to
stop
the
current
city,
organized
solid
waste
collection
program
and
revert
to
a
system
where
each
resident
selects
their
own
individual
private
trash
hauler.
A
no
vote
means
you
want
to
continue
with
the
current
city,
organized
solid
waste
collection
program.
So
it's
important
to
note
that
the
passage
of
question
two
is
contingent
upon
the
passage
of
question
one.
B
So
if
question
one
doesn't
pass
and
the
city's
charter
doesn't
change,
then
question
two
won't
be
considered
and
city
organized
solid
waste
collection
will
continue
and
again
we
recognize
that
this
is
complicated.
So
we
put
together
detailed
responses
to
frequently
asked
questions
on
our
website
to
give
voters
an
opportunity
to
learn
more
about
those
valid
questions.
A
952-563-4581
current
residential
garbage
and
recycling
will
continue
as
normal
if
any
changes
are
needed.
After
the
election,
additional
information
will
be
provided.
The
pickleball
courts
at
westwood
park
have
a
new
name.
This
month
the
city
council
approved
the
renaming
to
clashes,
pickleball
courts.
Jim
clacius
is
a
longtime
bloomington
resident
teacher
and
coach,
who
is
considered
by
many
to
be
the
founding
father
of
pickleball
in
minnesota.
C
He's
the
one
that
got
the
courts
built,
he's
the
one
that
taught
the
game,
he's
the
one
that
recruited
people
and
promoted
it
he's
just
the
nicest
guy
in
the
world
and
he's
a
he's,
an
unselfish
giving
person,
and
so
I
felt
like
you
know.
This
is
an
absolute
must
that
this
guy
deserves
to
be
recognized
and
it's
a
great
day
for
pickleball
when
he
gets
recognized
I'll.
Tell
you
that
I
think
the
world
of
them,
and
I
think
these
are
the
kinds
of
people
that
should
be
recognized.
D
The
ball
reacts
goofy.
Sometimes,
if
you
make
mistakes,
you
laugh
people
have
to
laugh
at
themselves
and
everybody
else.
Sometimes
it
because
the
balls
moves
differently.
It
was
just
and
then
the
other
thing.
It
was
so
social
because
there
weren't
many
places
to
play.
There's
a
lot
of
people
wanting
to
play.
So
you
would
bring
your
lawn
chairs.
You
sit
down,
you
visit,
you
meet
people
and
then,
when
your
turn
comes,
you
get
up
and
play
and
you
come
back
and
visit
with
some
more
people.
D
Even
people
who
were
when
we
first
started
to
build
here
were
very
apprehensive
because
of
the
noise
about
a
group
coming
in
and
they
kind
of
opposed
us
later
on.
They
came
and
told
me
a
lot
of
the
people
came
and
told
me
said
we
were
opposed
to
you
guys
and-
and
you
know
what
we're
not
we're
really
happy
you're
here,
because
this
turns
out
to
be
a
really
good
group
of
people.
A
This
month,
a
small
ceremony
was
held
by
the
parks
and
recreation
department
to
make
the
new
name
official
and
congratulate
jim
bloomington
seniors
are
invited
to
creekside
community
center
for
safe
fall
fun.
On
october
29th
creekside
community
center
will
host
a
drive-through
fall
fun
fair.
The
event
is
for
anyone
who
identifies
as
an
older
adult
it's
from
2
30
to
4
pm
guests
will
stay
in
their
cars
and
are
required
to
wear
a
mask.