Bloomington Briefing

October 2002

By the end of the year, nearly half of Bloomington’s 25 patrol cars will be replaced with black-and-white models.

Volume 10, 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, 436KB PDF)

Index

Page 1.

Calling all cars
Facility Update: Chilton stone - a colorful addition to new facility.

Page 2.

Dedicated to service: Quality housing increases our quality of life.

Page 3.

Transportation update:
- Council drafts street reconstruction policy.
- Penn Avenue and I-494 interchange improvement.
- LRT construction nearing halfway mark.
Finance:
- Chief Financial Officer appointed.
- Council approves preliminary levy for 2003.
Other news:
- Keep water meters from freezing.
- City wins two communications awards.

Page 4.

Earth action:
- Your environment and your money: valuable resources worth saving.
- Waste as a resource.
- Earth-friendly tips you can't afford to ignore.
- Spend money Earth-wisely.
- Get the most out of what you buy.

Page 5.

Earth action (continued):
- Changing attitudes about recycling.
- Recycling plastic is good. Choosing other packaging is even better.
- What you can do to reduce global warming.

Page 6.

Community news:
- Virtual volunteer center.
- Life is like a valued patchwork.
- Flu shots, breast cancer screening, health risk assessment clinics.
- Opportunity to serve.
- Galaxy youth centers.
Bloomington yesterday: Bloomington Police Department in 1953.

Page 7.

Parks, recreation and arts update:
- Hey, boys and ghouls!
- Three Rivers Park District.
- Boutique of arts and crafts.
- Bloomington Art Center.
- Bloomington Civic Theater.
- Sports.
- Adaptive Recreation and Learning Exchange.
- Help wanted: Rink and building attendants.

Page 8.

State general elections.
Bloomington polling places.
Survey: How are we doing?

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