StoryCommunity Health and Wellness Center Draft Design Review

Bloomington seeks public input on new health and wellness center

The Bloomington City Council highlighted three major community initiatives during its February 5 meeting, including a public design review for a planned Community Health and Wellness Center and ongoing support programs for small businesses and winter recreation.

Meeting date: Feb 5, 2025
Published Jun 26, 2026

Architects and city staff have drafted designs for a new Community Health and Wellness Center and are inviting residents to review and comment on the plans. The public can view the draft design in person on Saturday, February 8th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the blackbox theater in Bloomington Civic Plaza, or provide feedback online at Bloomingtonforward.org.

In a separate initiative, the city continues its partnership with Launch Minnesota to support entrepreneurs through a program called Welcoming Wednesdays. The free monthly open houses, which have been running since 2023, connect startup founders and small business owners with experts and resources available across Minnesota. The next session is scheduled for Wednesday, February 12th from noon to 2 p.m. at Civic Plaza. No registration is required to attend.

The city also highlighted its 21st annual Winter Fete, a series of indoor and outdoor activities organized by Bloomington Parks and Recreation. The program is designed to keep residents active during the winter months and includes events such as winter playday, open skating, and introduction to ice fishing classes. More details about Winter Fete activities are available through the city's website.

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HGA Architects and City staff are in the process of creating a draft design of the new Community Health and Wellness Center the public is invited to review and comment on Saturday February 8th in the blackbox theater at Bloomington Civic Plaza from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. if you aren't able to make it in person you can look at the draft design and share your feedback online to learn more visit Bloomington forward.org

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Announcement: Public Review of Community Health and Wellness Center Draft Design

if you're a small business owner with questions or in need of guidance the city is here to assist the city in partnership with launch Minnesota has been hosting welcoming Wednesdays for startups and small businesses since 2023 mark your calendar for the next session on Wednesday February 12th from noon to 2:00 p.m. at Civic Plaza the monthly open houses Spotlight the wealth of startup resources available in communities throughout Minnesota and help entrepreneurs connect with experts in their area welcoming Wednesdays are free and no registration is necessary

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Announcement: Welcoming Wednesdays for Small Businesses and Startups

embrace the cold this season at winter Fett this is the 21st year Bloomington Parks and Recreation has had a series of indoor and outdoor activities and events intended to keep you active and having fun no matter the weather the lineup includes things like winter playday open skating introduction to ice fishing and more visit the link on your screen for all the details

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Announcement: 21st Annual Winter Fete
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[0:16] hello and thanks for tuning in to

[0:18] Bloomington today let's take a look at

[0:20] the latest news in Bloomington hga

[0:22] Architects and City staff are in the

[0:24] process of creating a draft design of

[0:26] the new Community Health and Wellness

[0:28] Center the public is inv Ed to review

[0:30] and comment on Saturday February 8th in

[0:33] the blackbox theater at Bloomington

[0:34] Civic Plaza from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

[0:37] if you aren't able to make it in person

[0:39] you can look at the draft design and

[0:41] share your feedback online to learn more

[0:44] visit Bloomington forward.org if you're

[0:47] a small business owner with questions or

[0:49] in need of guidance the city is here to

[0:51] assist the city in partnership with

[0:53] launch Minnesota has been hosting

[0:55] welcoming Wednesdays for startups and

[0:57] small businesses since 2023 mark your

[1:00] calendar for the next session on

[1:02] Wednesday February 12th from noon to

[1:04] 2:00 p.m. at Civic Plaza the monthly

[1:07] open houses Spotlight the wealth of

[1:08] startup resources available in

[1:10] communities throughout Minnesota and

[1:12] help entrepreneurs connect with experts

[1:14] in their area welcoming Wednesdays are

[1:16] free and no registration is necessary

[1:19] embrace the cold this season at winter

[1:21] Fett this is the 21st year Bloomington

[1:24] Parks and Recreation has had a series of

[1:26] indoor and outdoor activities and events

[1:28] intended to keep you active and having

[1:30] fun no matter the weather the lineup

[1:32] includes things like winter playday open

[1:34] skating introduction to ice fishing and

[1:36] more visit the link on your screen for

[1:39] all the details that's a wrap on this

[1:41] week's buzz if you would like to see

[1:43] other stories highlighting people places

[1:45] and projects in Bloomington watch them

[1:47] right here on our YouTube channel thanks

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