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From YouTube: Bloomington Today: The BUZZ November 10
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The latest on the City’s election results, an important curbside organics deadline and a look at “Bloomington. Tomorrow. Together.” community café participation.
A
Welcome
to
bloomington
today,
I'm
emily
taplin
thanks
for
joining
us.
First,
we
bring
you
the
buzz
for
the
week
of
november
10th
through
the
16th
the
november
2nd
election
night
results
are
in
and
were
certified.
The
evening
of
november
10th
nathan
coulter
was
re-elected
for
the
city
council's
at-large
seat
in
district
3
lona
d'alessandro
was
elected
and
in
district
4
council
member
patrick
martin
was
re-elected
for
a
full
list
of
final
results
and
a
breakdown
of
percentages
visit
blm.mn
vote.
A
This
was
the
city's
first
election
using
ranked
choice.
Voting
residents
voted
to
use
the
method
in
the
2020
election
and
used
it
for
the
first
time
in
the
2021
council
member
races.
None
of
the
candidates
in
this
year's
three
city
council
races
reached
the
threshold
to
win
the
first
round.
So
election
judges
counted
paper
ballots
by
hand,
thursday,
friday
and
saturday
after
the
election.
B
A
D
E
I
think
the
thing
that's
that's
encouraging
is
is
that
the
city
is
listening
to
a
lot
of
things
that
are
out
there.
You
know,
I
think,
that
understanding
what
the
planning
commission
is
doing
and
understanding
what
the
different
citizen
commissions
are
doing
and
realizing
that
they're
actually
doing
a
lot
of
the
stuff
that
we're
even
asking
about,
I
think,
is
great.
I
think
that
you
know
one
of
our
opportunities
is
communication,
so
being
able
to
communicate
what
it
is
that
we're
doing
and
making
making
sure
that
people
are
on
board
with
it.
A
More
than
150
people
participated
in
the
city's
community
cafes.
These
cafes
were
part
of
the
public
input
process
for
the
city's
strategic
planning
initiative
bloomington
tomorrow,
together
to
learn
about
next
steps
or
how
you
can
get
involved.
Visit
blm.mn
btt
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.
A
F
A
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
card.
F
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.
A
F
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.
F
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.
A
For
a
mailer
in
mid-november,
with
paid
postage
to
sign
up
for
the
organics
program
or
you
can
call
the
number
listed
on
your
screen
or
visit
blm
dot,
mn
organics,
the
minnesota
department
of
health
has
a
covid19
testing
site
in
bloomington.
It's
located
at
the
former
motor
vehicle
office
at
9930,
logan
avenue.
South
the
site
is
located
right
across
from
the
public
health
parking
lot.
The
saliva
testing
site
will
provide
free
cover,
19
tests
and
will
be
open
monday
through
friday,
from
11
am
to
6
pm
walk-ins
are
welcome.
Some
things
to
note.
A
Testing
will
take
about
30
minutes,
do
not
eat
drink
smoke
or
chew,
gum,
30
minutes
before
you
get
tested.
If
you
have
health
insurance
bring
your
card,
this
fall,
bloomington
residents
participated
in
community
budget
information
sessions
and
voiced
thoughts
and
ideas
on
the
city's
2022
budget
residents
also
had
an
opportunity
to
win
some
exciting
prizes.