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From YouTube: Bloomingon Today: The BUZZ November 3
Description
A celebration of the completion of the I-35W Minnesota River Bridge project, learn more about curbside organics and an important deadline, plus an invitation to participate in shaping the future of the city.
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From
mndot
the
cities
of
bloomington
and
burnsville
and
the
bridge
designers
celebrated
the
completion
of
the
project
on
october
30th.
After
several
years,
the
bridge
was
completely
reconstructed.
The
35
w
lanes
were
raised
out
of
the
flood
level
and
a
bike
and
pedestrian
crossing
was
added
to
the
river
bridge.
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Say
these
changes
create
enhanced
safety
and
mobility
for
regular
users
of
the
bridge,
an
important
deadline
to
mark
on
your
calendars.
If
you'd
like
to
participate
in
the
city's
new
curbside
composting
residents
will
be
able
to
conveniently
recycle
organics
at
the
curb
starting
the
week
of
march
7th.
If
you
want
to
be
sure
to
start
right
away,
you
need
to
sign
up
by
december
1st.
Those
who
sign
up
after
will
receive
their
carts
by
mid
to
late
april.
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Welcome
packet
will
be
attached
to
the
organics
carts
when
they're
delivered
to
your
home.
That
will
include
a
starter
set
of
compostable
bags,
a
reference
guide,
magnet
to
remind
you
of
what
you
can
and
can't
compost
some
tips
for
getting
started
as
well
as
some
information
about
where
you
can
get
additional
compostable
bags
in
the
future.
As
a
rule
of
thumb,
what
we
like
to
say
is
if
it
grows,
and
you
can
use
it
inside
of
your
home,
it
can
go
in
your
organics
cart.
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So
that
includes
things
like
your
fruit,
peels
meat,
bones,
paper,
towels
or
greasy
pizza
boxes.
Since
the
material
is
taken
to
a
commercial
composting
facility,
you
can
put
material
in
your
cart
that
you
wouldn't
put
in
your
backyard
pile
and,
as
a
reminder,
you
shouldn't
put
yard
waste
in
your
cart.
The
material
that's
organic
and
that
is
generated
from
outside
your
home.
You'll
still
use
the
regular
yard
waste
program
to
dispose
of
those
items.
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About
a
third
of
your
garbage
is
organic
material
that
could
be
composted
so
by
participating
in
the
organics
program.
You
might
be
able
to
reduce
the
size
of
your
garbage,
cart
and
save
some
money
on
your
utility
bill
residents
often
say
that
by
participating
in
the
program
it
really
produces
that
feel
good
benefit.
They
know
that
they're
doing
something
that's
easy
to
do
at
home
and
still
help
the
environment
and
it
results
in
a
really
visible
reduction
in
your
trash.
Just
like
regular
recycling
was
a
new
concept
to
many
people
20
or
30
years
ago.
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Organics
recycling
might
be
new
today,
but
once
you
get
the
hang
of
it,
residents
say
that
they
can't
imagine
not
turning
those
food
scraps
into
that
valuable
compost.
It's
just
an
easy
way.
They
can
help
the
environment
at
home.
The
curbside
program
is
available
to
residents
with
the
city's
garbage
and
recycling
service,
so
residents
living
in
a
town
home
or
an
apartment
building
can
still
recycle
their
organics
by
using
one
of
the
city's
drop-off
sites.
Look.
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As
we've
shared
with
you
here
on
bloomington
today,
the
city
is
launching
a
strategic
planning
effort
that
will
involve
the
community
in
decisions
for
the
future.
The
initiative
is
called
bloomington
tomorrow.
Together
there
are
many
ways
to
get
involved,
including
registering
for
a
community
cafe
where
you
can
discuss
your
ideas
and
plans
for
bloomington
with
city
leaders
attend
thursday
november
4th
at
the
lounge
at
mall
of
america
to
learn
more
and
make
sure
your
thoughts
and
ideas
are
heard.
Visit,
blm.mn
btt,
as
covet
19
vaccines
become
eligible
for
booster
shots.
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Many
of
you
have
questions
about
when
and
where
you
should
go.
We
have
a
page
full
of
coven
19
resources
available
to
you
on
the
city's
website
visit
blm.mncovid
to
help
answer
any
questions
you
might
have.
That
is
the
buzz
on
bloomington
today
for
the
week
of
november
3rd
through
the
9th.
If
you
would
like
to
watch
other
stories
from
the
show
go
to
this
week's
playlist,
there
you'll
find
a
heartwarming
story
of
two
bloomington
veterans,
who
became
friends
over
a
weekly
game
of
cribbage
plus
meet
members
of
the
bloomington
police
department's
multicultural
advisory
committee.