Bloomington Briefing

April 2005

Beautiful monarch butterfly on a weed stalk.

A monarch butterfly pauses on the native wildflowers growing near the Water Treatment Plant.

Volume 13, No. 2

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, 1.6MB PDF)

Index

Page 1.

Motor Vehicle - Gets you on your way.
Living Green Expo 2005.
The Great Skate Together - Figure skating performance.
Wildflowers blossom, butterflies flutter.
Where you live - Quality housing remains the trend.

Page 2.

Mayor's column
- Emergency management.
- A healthy Bloomington:Bloomington workplaces now smoke free.

Page 3.

Transportation:
- Paving the way for improved roadways - 2005 street construction projects.
- Airport Expansion - Plans to increase capacity at MSP and its terminals.
- City receives engineering award - Public Works recognized for street improvements.
- Cleaning up after winter - Street sweeping begins.

Page 4

Gideon Pond House
Celebrate Arbor Day - Purchase and plant at tree.
Minnesota River Valley improvements - Creating a safer, more stable trail.
Youth sports:
- Swimming:
  - Bush Lake Beach.
  - Bloomington Family Aquatic Center.
- Summer Spectrum - An array of activities.
- Summer activities - Dates to remember.
- AR&LE.
- Adaptive Youth Softball.
- Adaptive Adult Co-Recreational Softball League.

Page 5.

Bloomington Center for the Arts:
- Bloomington Arts Center exhibitions, performances, events.
- Black Box Theater performances and events.
- Schneider Theater performances and events.
- Other Venues: performances and events.
Adult sports:
- Tennis.
- Softball - Senior League.
- Volleyball:
  - Summer Sand - Women's and co-rec leagues.
  - Daytime.
New Programs:
- Pickleball lessons.
- Beginner canoe and kayak lessons.
21st Annual ShapeUp Challenge.

Page 6.

Citywide Curbside Cleanup.
Earth Action Hero - Kitty the organizer.
Wetland vegetation treatment policy.

Page 7.

Community events:
- Citywide Garage Sales.
- Together we stand.
- Kite Day 2005.
- Youth Service Days - Opportunities to volunteer.
- Are you up for a challenge? Help reduce traffic in your area.
- Could your home use a little TLC? Apply for a Paint-A-Thon makeover.
Creekside: Activities and programs for you.

Page 8.

Producer spotlight - Here comes the judge.
Revitalizing neighborhoods - Project builds affordable housing.
Bloomington Yesterday: Bloomington Gulf Club - April 1925.
Outdoor barbeques - Keep 'em safe this summer.
Use water wisely - Install a landscape irrigation sensor.

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