City of Bloomington, MN The BUZZ: 2020, 12 Aug 2020

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From YouTube: Bloomington Today: The BUZZ August 12

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Bloomington Public Health has a resource line you can call if you need assistance accessing food, housing, medical care, transportation or other resources, plus information on where you can access a face mask. You’ll also learn how you can help protect the Nine Mile Creek Watershed.

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Welcome to bloomington today, I'm emily taplin thanks for joining us. Now we bring you the buzz for the week of august 12th through the 18th. The city has expanded a tool to help residents get connected to resources they need. The coven 19 outbreak has had an enormous impact on people's health, work finances and day-to-day lives. Bloomington public health has a resource line. You can call if you need assistance accessing food, housing, medical care, transportation or other resources.

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A very difficult time for many families right now and there are a lot of resources available in the community, but many times it's hard to find them, and so we at public health have a lot of experience in the community over many years. Many of these agencies we've worked with several times before, and so we can be really helpful in directing families to the resources that might be best for them at that time.

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Call the number listed on your screen and select option. Three interpreters are also available. The line is available monday through friday, from 8 am to 4 30 p.m.

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If you have fallen behind on rent or utilities because of covid 19 hennepin county might be able to help. Hennepin county is offering emergency rent assistance to low-income households who have lost income due to coven 19.. If you would like additional information visit the web address on your screen, the minnesota department of health has a resource. If you or someone you know, needs help getting a mask to help ease the burden for those who might not be able to afford masks. The state is partnering with area organizations to distribute more than 300 000 reusable cloth.

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Masks across minnesota masks are being distributed to food banks, affordable housing providers and area agencies on aging for help finding a location near you visit blm.mn mask locations.

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Did you know the city has a covet 19 data tracker specific to bloomington? It lists the number of cases in the city deaths and a number of other statistics. As of august, 10th bloomington had more than 1200 cases to see the most up-to-date information head to blm.mn covet data.

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If you have a lawn sign in your yard here are some helpful reminders, be sure that the sign follows city ordinances. They can't be placed on publicly owned land utility, poles, street signs trees or between sidewalks and the street. They have to go on private property, going onto someone else's property or lawn to damage or steal. Their sign is against the law.

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If you need to make a report, you can contact bloomington police at the non-emergency number listed on your screen. If you want to help protect one of bloomington's, most popular watersheds, we might have the job for you. The nine mile creek watershed district board is accepting applications they're, calling on board members to help protect and enhance the water resources in the nine-mile creek watershed the board serves residents in bloomington, richfield, edina, eden, prairie, hopkins and minnetonka.

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It is helpful if applicants have a background in water conservation, development law, engineering, environment or public administration members serve three years and must be a resident of the district to learn more head to hennepin dot. U s slash advisory boards applications are due august 28th.

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That is the buzz on bloomington today for the week of august 12th through the 18th. If you would like to watch other stories from the show go to this week's playlist there you'll find construction on fire station 3 in bloomington is complete. We'll give you a tour thanks for watching.

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