Bloomington Briefing

June 2005

The Grand Lodge and Water Park of America is currently under construction.

Volume 13, No. 3

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 (4-page, 1MB PDF)

Corporate Report (8-page, 1.2MB PDF)

Water Quality Report (4-page, 676KB PDF)

Index

Page 1.

National Night Out.
Book 'em.
Family events at Creekside:
- Safety Festival and Open House.
- Animal Extravaganza.
City of Hospitality - Top industry bounces back.
Bloomington's exceptional park system - Improvements scheduled for 2005.

Page 2.

New airport runway - MAC to hold informational meetings.
Traffic-calming update - New policy approved for collector streets.
2005 General Elections City and School District offices on the ballot.
Celebrate by using consumer fireworks safely.

Page 3.

Youth programs:
- Summer Adventure Playgrounds.
- Day Camp Kota.
Fundraising events:
- American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.
- Bloomington Athletic Association 18-Hole Golf Scramble and Scholarship Fundraiser.
Adult sports:
- Tennis Lessons -- USA Tennis 1-2-3.
- Welcome Back to Tennis.
- Senior Softball League.
Adaptive Recreation and Learning Exchange (AR&LE).
Swimming:
- Bloomington Family Aquatic Center.
- Bush Lake Beach.
- Swimming lessons.
Reel 'em in - Recreational fishing for youth and families.

Page 4.

Arts in the Parks.
Summer Fete.
Fiesta de Musica Latina.
Bloomington Jazz Festival.
Bloomington Center for the Arts:
- Classes.
- Exhibitions.
- Black Box Theater.

Special Insert: Corporate Report to the Community

Page CR1.

Financially Strong and Thriving - Timely focus on redevelopment, housing options and infrastructure improvements keeps Bloomington robust.
City nets financial award.
Check out the financial reports online.

Page CR2.

City of Bloomington organizational chart.
How tax dollars buy City services:
- High-quality City services remain reasonably priced for Bloomington residents.
- Bloomington ranks well in Hennepin County tax rate comparison.
- Strong home value growth continues.
- Dividing up your 2005 tax dollar.

Page CR3.

2004 Service Highlights :
- Safe and functional streets for every season.
- Current information round-the-clock.
- Health and safety updates in an emergency.

Page CR4.

Building a $10 billion community:
- Bloomington continues to grow stronger day by day.
- The City plays an important role in community growth.
- Positive growth decade after decade.

Page CR5.

Building a $10 billion community (continued):
- Big new development continues to boost values.
- Schools are an investment in community.
- Property owners invest in existing real estate.

Page CR6.

2005 Operating revenue sources.
2005 Budgeted expenditures by fund.
The General Fund
A significant financial achievement - three triple-A ratings.

Page CR7.

Enterprise Funds.
Internal Services Funds.
Special Revenue Funds.
2005 Residential water and sewer rate survey.
Communications takes home the gold.

Page CR8.

Capital Projects.
Debt Service.
About this report.

Special Insert: Water Quality Report

Page 1.

Every drop is safe.
Protect the wellhead!
Get involved.
You can help safeguard water.

Page 2.

Where does your tap water come from?
How much is used?
The treatment process.

Page 3.

FAQs: Frequently asked questions about Bloomington's water.
Important information:
- For people with compromised immune systems.
- Radon in water.

Page 4.

Water Purity:
- Information provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- Contaminants that may be present in source ("raw") water.
2004 Water quality results.

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