Bloomington Briefing

October 2001

Through a partnership with Tree Trust, Xcel Energy and the City of Bloomington, native prairie grasses and flowers have been planted from the Minnesota River Bluff to 79th Street.

Volume 9, No. 5

This four-color, tabloid newsletter is sent to all single-family households and businesses. For your downloading convenience, we offer two sizes of files: the entire newsletter or one page at a time.

Briefing (8-page, 385KB PDF)

Index

Page 1.

Flower power.
Facilities Update: Building community.

Page 2.

Dedicated to service:
- Services that strengthen our community.
- City Clerk: Central to City business.
- Mayor speaks on "City Matters".

Page 3.

The path of a Council decision.
Framework of a decision: Ordinances govern land uses.

Page 4.

Earth Action:
- Make a Difference, Bloomington...right in your own backyard.
- Fall Festival.
- Lower Penn Lake cleanup efforts continue.
- Environmentally responsible lawn care.
- Protect our water bodies from phosphorous.

Page 5.

Recycle paper- it can come back to serve many uses.
Reduce the hail of unwanted mail!
Boxboard can be recycled.
City of Bloomington Finance Division:
Reducing waste in the workplace.

Page 6.

If you were in charge...
Your opportunity to serve.
Council approves preliminary levy for 2002.
Stay healthy - Get screened for cancer.
Bloomington Yesterday: Bloomington Consolidated School.
Fare For All can save you money on food.

Page 7.

Parks, Recreation and Arts Update:
- Bloomington Family Aquatic Center.
- Halloween party - a frightfully good time!
- Fall Sports.
- The Galaxy Youth Center.
- Bloomington Art Center.
- ARLE Adult Drop-In Center.
- Help wanted: Rink and building attendants.

Page 8.

Vote City General and Special School District Elections.
Seniors - Broaden your horizons.

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