[0:17] HELLO AND THANKS FOR TUNING  IN TO BLOOMINGTON TODAY.  [0:20] LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE  LATEST NEWS IN BLOOMINGTON.  [0:22] WE BEGIN WITH THE LATEST 2025 BUDGET DISCUSSIONS. AT THE COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18-TH,   [0:29] THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT PRESENTED THE 2025 UTILITY  RATES AND BUDGET REQUESTS FOR THE CITY’S WATER,   [0:35] WASTEWATER, STORMWATER AND SOLID WASTE SERVICES.  THE RATE INCREASES WERE 3% FOR BOTH WATER AND   [0:42] WASTEWATER SERVICES, 5% FOR STORMWATER,  AND AN AVERAGE OF 2.6% FOR SOLID WASTE.  [0:49] THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ALSO PRESENTED  ITS 2025 BUDGET PROPOSALS TO COUNCIL,   [0:54] HIGHLIGHTING THEIR ESSENTIAL SERVICE THAT  KEEP CITY OPERATIONS RUNNING SMOOTHLY.  [0:58] LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BUDGET PROCESS AHEAD OF  THE TRUTH IN TAXATION PUBLIC HEARING ON DECEMBER   [1:03] 16-TH BY VISITING BLM DOT MN SLASH BUDGET. THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS UPON US AND WE INVITE   [1:10] YOU TO SHOP SMALL AND SHOP LOCAL! ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18-TH THE MAYOR   [1:15] READ A PROCLAMATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS  SATURDAY, REMINDING US OF THE OUTSTANDING   [1:19] CONTRIBUTIONS SMALL BUSINESSES MAKE  TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND COMMUNITY.  [1:24] SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY IS NOVEMBER 30-TH. BLOOMINGTON HAS PARTNERED WITH HENNEPIN   [1:28] COUNTY TO CONTINUE THE LOVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN WHICH  REMINDS US TO SUPPORT THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES WHO   [1:34] MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SO VIBRANT THIS HOLIDAY  SEASON AND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR!  [1:39] BLOOMINGTON WELCOMES SCHNEIDERMAN’S FURNITURE. RECENTLY THE COMPANY CELEBRATED THE   [1:43] OPENING OF ITS SEVENTH LOCATION ON  AMERICAN BOULEVARD IN BLOOMINGTON.  [1:48] IN 1948, THE FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS ORIGINALLY  STARTED INSIDE THE SMALL COUNTRY GROCERY STORE   [1:53] OF MAX SCHNIEDERMAN’S FAMILY. THEY SOLD  ODDS AND ENDS AND EVENTUALLY FURNITURE.  [1:58] THE BUSINESS CONTINUES TO BE FAMILY RUN AND OTHER  SHOWROOMS ARE LOCATED IN COON RAPIDS, DULUTH,   [2:04] LAKEVILLE, PLYMOUTH, ROSEVILLE AND WOODBURY. WORK ON THE REIMAGINED BRYANT AND TRETBAUGH   [2:10] PARKS CONTINUES. 1001 WEST 85-TH STREET  AND TRETBAUGH AT 3701 WEST 90-TH STREET.  [2:18] WHEN COMPLETE IN 2025, BRYANT WILL FEATURE  A NEW SHELTER BUILDING, SKATE SPOT AND   [2:24] THE CITY’S FIRST FULLY INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND. THE TRETBAUGH BIKE PARK WILL HAVE A TOT TRACK,   [2:29] NATURAL SURFACE TRAIL AND SKILLS LOOP. BOTH PARKS WILL ALSO GET   [2:34] NATURAL RESOURCE IMPROVEMENTS. A FRIENDLY REMINDER FOR YOUR SAFETY, PLEASE STAY   [2:38] OUT OF THE PARKS UNTIL THE PROJECTS ARE COMPLETE! FOR DETAILS AND UPDATES, VISIT   [2:43] THE LINK ON YOUR SCREEN. THE VETERANS APPRECIATION   [2:46] CELEBRATION BROUGHT TOGETHER BLOOMINGTON  VETERANS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS   [2:50] IN A HEARTFELT TRIBUE TO MILITARY SERVICE. IT WAS HELD AT THE MASONIC HERITAGE CENTER   [2:55] AND REPRESENATIVE STEVE ELKINS WAS THERE  TO HOST. COMMANDER TRAVIS D. BRINKMAN,   [3:00] A BLOOMINGTON NATIVE WITH NEARLY TWO DECADES OF  MILITARY SERVICE, DELIVERED THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS.  [3:06] THE EVENT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE  SUPPORT OF THE CITY’S COMMUNITY   [3:09] OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT DIVISION, AMERICAN  LEGION POST #550 AND DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS.  [3:15] VETERANS RECEIVED A CHALLENGE COIN AS A  GIFT ALONG WITH THANK YOU NOTES HANDWRITTEN   [3:19] BY JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. A VIRTUAL WALL OF VETERANS PHOTOS CAN   [3:23] BE SEEN ONLINE AT BLM.MN/VETERANS. THAT’S A WRAP ON THIS WEEK’S BUZZ.  [3:29] IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WATCH OTHER STORIES  HIGHLIGHTING PEOPLE, PLACES AND PROJECTS IN   [3:33] BLOOMINGTON, VISIT THE CITY’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL. THANKS FOR WATCHING.