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[0:16] welcome to Bloomington today I'm Emily

[0:18] taplan thanks for joining us first we

[0:20] bring you the Buzz for the week of

[0:21] September 25th through October 1st it's

[0:25] an election year and here's what you

[0:26] need to know early and absentee voting

[0:29] is underway Bloomington residents can go

[0:32] to Civic Plaza to cast their ballots

[0:34] from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday

[0:37] through Friday through November 4th

[0:39] extended hours are also available on

[0:42] Saturday October 26th Tuesday October

[0:45] 29th Saturday November 2nd Sunday

[0:48] November 3rd and Monday November 4th

[0:51] voters can also vote in person on

[0:53] Election Day Tuesday November 5th

[0:56] pulling sites are open for voting from

[0:58] 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on election day

[1:00] early mail and absentee ballots are

[1:02] issued by henpen County at hen. us/

[1:06] elction mailed ballots can be returned

[1:08] to hennipen County through the mail or

[1:10] returned in person at Civic Plaza they

[1:13] must be received by 8:00 p.m. on

[1:15] Election Day get familiar with what's on

[1:18] the ballot by visiting mnvotes.org the

[1:21] city of Bloomington has a new Housing

[1:23] and Redevelopment Authority

[1:25] administrator Sarah Abe started her role

[1:27] with the city on September 16th Sarah is

[1:30] a housing and economic development

[1:32] professional with a deep commitment to

[1:33] building Equitable vibrant communities

[1:36] with dual master's degrees in public

[1:38] policy and social work from the

[1:39] University of Minnesota Sarah has worked

[1:41] for more than a decade in various local

[1:44] government and nonprofit settings most

[1:46] recently she served as a senior project

[1:48] manager for the city of Brooklyn Park

[1:50] where she successfully oversaw

[1:52] large-scale development contracts

[1:54] Housing and Redevelopment projects and

[1:56] various housing policy initiatives

[1:58] Bloomington water gets called out as the

[2:01] best in the state once again recently

[2:03] the Minnesota section of the American

[2:05] Waterworks Association held its annual

[2:07] conference in duth water experts taste

[2:10] tested 17 different tap Waters from

[2:12] across the state and named Bloomington

[2:14] as the very best this is the third time

[2:17] overall Bloomington has received this

[2:19] honor next up is an international

[2:22] competition in Denver in June of 2025

[2:25] congratulations to Public Works staff

[2:27] who keep the city's water tasting so

[2:29] wonderful

[2:30] with public input and city council

[2:32] approval Bloomington has updated speed

[2:34] limits local and neighborhood speed

[2:36] limits are now 25 milph posted speed

[2:40] limits on larger roadways were also

[2:42] updated and Vary from 25 to 35 mph for

[2:45] more information and a closer look at

[2:47] the map with updated speed limits visit

[2:49] the short link on your screen help move

[2:52] Bloomington forward and celebrate the

[2:54] possibilities of a new Community Health

[2:55] and Wellness Center attend the Community

[2:58] Health and Wellness Center celebration

[3:00] on Saturday September 28th from 4: to

[3:02] 7:00 p.m. there will be games live music

[3:05] food trucks and activities in the park

[3:07] next to Creekside Community Center learn

[3:09] more about the new Center's possible

[3:11] programs services and amenities and you

[3:14] can also get a free flu shot and other

[3:16] helpful information at Bloomington

[3:18] Public healths Mobile Health Hub that is

[3:20] the buzz on Bloomington today for the

[3:22] week of September 25th through October

[3:24] 1st if you would like to watch other

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[3:33] generations of this family-owned Legacy

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[3:38] three decades plus discover the latest

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[3:44] Refuge thanks for watching