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May 26, 2011 • V41.21
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Council will not reconsider community center permit BY MIKE HANKS • SUN NEWSPAPERS Residents raised concerns about traffic and parking related to a planned community center, but the Bloomington City Council won’t reconsider the conditional-use permit it granted to the organization that will operate it. The council fielded questions pertaining to the Al Farooq Youth and Family Center during its May 16 meeting, two weeks after granting the organization a permit for use of the former school building at 8201 Park Ave. “The proposed use is too large for the neighborhood,” according to neighborhood resident Sally Ness. Resident Vi Rosek told the council that she is excited the empty building will be put back to use as a school, but “I’m not excited by what else is PERMIT: TO PAGE 25A
Memorial Day parade Blue ribbon baking Marjorie Johnson, left, instructs Bloomington Mayor Gene Winstead on the fine points of baking gingerbread snaps during a demonstration Monday at Bloomington Civic Plaza. Johnson, a Minnesota State Fair blue ribbon winner, discussed her baking techniques and memories for an audience of 200 that attended an Older Americans Month luncheon. (Photo by Mike Hanks • Sun Newspapers) FOR FURTHER EVENT COVERAGE, SEE PAGE 11
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Bloomington’s Memorial Day observance will begin 9 a.m. Monday, May 30, with a parade down Lyndale Avenue. The parade will begin at the intersection of 94th Street and Lyndale and proceed southbound to Bloomington Cemetery, 10340 Lyndale Ave. S. A Memorial Day program will be held at the cemetery. Info: 952-854-1296.