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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 the city

[0:22] is looking for your input on updates to

[0:24] franchise fees since 2015 the city has

[0:28] used franchise fees to preserve and

[0:30] expand its pavement management program

[0:32] upgrade trails and sidewalks to be ADA

[0:34] accessible and is now considering adding

[0:37] retaining wall improvements and

[0:39] sustainability programs community

[0:41] feedback will be critical in this

[0:43] decision attend the open house at Civic

[0:46] Plaza on Thursday April 17th from 5 to

[0:48] 6:00 p.m for more information visit the

[0:51] link on your screen construction season

[0:54] is coming up and that means continued

[0:56] work on

[0:57] I494 learn everything you need to know

[0:59] about the upcoming construction impacts

[1:01] in a webinar on Tuesday April 15th the

[1:04] construction manager from Mandot will

[1:06] share details on the different projects

[1:08] happening in 2025 get registered via

[1:11] Zoom at the link on your screen the city

[1:13] is accepting applications for the

[1:15] Blooming Arts Partnerships Grant Program

[1:18] the program provides support to

[1:19] nonprofit arts organizations artists and

[1:22] arts related educational institutions

[1:24] that make a strong impact in Bloomington

[1:27] new and returning applicants are welcome

[1:29] to apply eligible applicants include

[1:31] organizations or artists whose primary

[1:33] mission is to produce or present

[1:35] performing arts such as dance theater

[1:38] opera spoken word and music or visual

[1:41] arts primarily within Bloomington

[1:43] applications are due by April 22nd learn

[1:46] more and apply at the link on your

[1:48] screen earlier this year the Schneider

[1:50] Theater received a big upgrade that you

[1:52] can't see and now luckily you can't hear

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[2:00] either the original HVAC fan for

[2:03] Schneider Theater was starting to fail

[2:06] and was generating a lot of unwanted

[2:08] noise in the space so we worked very

[2:11] closely with facilities to develop a new

[2:14] model so it just allows the space to

[2:17] cool more efficiently to circulate air

[2:19] more efficiently but also it's much much

[2:22] quieter and that's important for this

[2:24] because theaters are very acoustically

[2:26] sensitive spaces so when you're trying

[2:29] to amplify sound with microphones when

[2:31] you're trying to record sound you don't

[2:34] want any background noise if at all

[2:36] possible and so that was very unwanted

[2:38] noise that was disrupting a lot of the

[2:41] performances center for the Arts staff

[2:43] say this new fan provides a much more

[2:45] acoustically friendly space for all

[2:47] events happening in the Schneider

[2:49] donations are now being accepted for the

[2:52] 30th annual Bookham the used book sale

[2:54] is put on by the Bloomington Crime

[2:56] Prevention Association revenue generated

[2:58] by the sale will be awarded as grants to

[3:01] Bloomington organizations for

[3:02] crimerevention activities this year the

[3:05] sale will take place June 7th through

[3:07] the 21st at the address on your screen

[3:10] additional details like what to donate

[3:12] and where can be found at

[3:15] bcpamn.org that's a wrap on this week's

[3:17] buzz if you would like to see more

[3:19] stories highlighting people places and

[3:21] projects in Bloomington watch other

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[3:25] channel thanks for watching