City Councilmember Jenna Carter

I hope everyone had a wonderful National Night Out! I was fortunate to get to ride along with Commander Spark and we had lots of great conversations with neighbors. Feeling very grateful to live in such a vibrant community!

Check out the Hatch Bloomington finalists!

🎉 Meet your Hatch Top 10! 🎉 These entrepreneurs are one step closer to turning their business dreams into reality in Bloomington. Join us July 29 to see the Top 10 finalists present their pitches. After the event, the public will have a week to vote by text to decide which entries will make it to the Top 3! 📲 🌟 Learn more at hatchbloomington.com.

For those of you looking for something fun to do, check out Summer Fete!

On the evening of Monday, July 1st there will be public hearings for both the Kennedy and Jefferson stadium proposals. The city created the following FAQ, but please feel free to send in additional questions or comments! Each person can have up to 5 min to speak during the public hearing.

Kennedy and Jefferson Stadium Proposals: Frequently Asked Questions Kennedy and Jefferson Stadium Proposals: Frequently Asked Questions

“In the aftermath, we are because they were.” - R.J. Heller

Today and every day honoring the brave individuals who have served and made the ultimate sacrifice so that we can be free.

Memorial Day 2024: Facts, Meaning & Traditions | HISTORY Originally known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day started in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971 to honor those who served and died in wars.

Exciting news!

🏆Bloomington is the highest-ranking Minnesota city on Livability’s 2024Top 100 Best Places to Live list! From city convenience to natural beauty, there are so many reasons Bloomington is an enduring and remarkable community where people want to be. 🏙️🌳

Super excited about this! Fun and rowdy game that benefits one of our amazing local nonprofits VEAP!

BPD vs. BFD Hockey Watch the Bloomington Fire Department take on Bloomington Police Department in a friendly hockey game and help support VEAP.

Track the three Bloomington Forward projects, including engagement opportunities, at the link below!

Bloomington Forward Bloomington Forward is a long-term investment plan that seeks to build a new community center and public health building, make significant renovations at Bloomington Ice Garden, and improve amenities and habitat protection throughout the Nine Mile Creek Cooridor. Bloomington voters will consider a h

Last night, the Bloomington City Council voted 6-1 to put the Hyland Green‘s property in a conservation easement and convey the land to Three Rivers Park District.

What does this mean? Three Rivers will take over ownership and the land can never be developed. It must remain a golf course or public park in perpetuity.

As we balance the need to develop with the important priority of preserving public open space and parks and recreation opportunities, I am proud to have voted in support of this decision.

Hyland Greens Guest Experience In 2021, the City of Bloomington (City) began a three-year agreement with Three Rivers Park District (Three Rivers) to manage and maintain Hyland Greens Golf Course (Hyland Greens). Three Rivers has successfully managed the course, but the initial three-year term of the

Such heartbreaking news this Sunday morning. Sending love and prayers to those who lost their loved one this morning, the Burnsville community, and to all of the police officers, fire fighters, and medics impacted. And thank you to our Bloomington fire fighters and police officers who have responded and are assisting in the Burnsville efforts.

Two Burnsville police officers and a medic killed this morning in incident A law enforcement source says that police were called to a residence on a domestic incident when shots were fired.

Super excited about this new initiative and partnership with the Minneapolis Regional Chamber! Please take a moment to check it out! The goal is to support local entrepreneurs and small businesses. Please spread the word!

Also, the city is now recruiting judges. If interested, you can find the application at the link below.

Hatch Bloomington Bloomington Hatch is a pitch competition that awards $100,000 in funding to a brick-and-mortar business proposal located in the City of Bloomington. The winner is selected by a panel of judges and by members of the public.

Know someone new to the city? Be sure to share this new Welcome to Bloomington program with them!

Welcome to Bloomington Welcome to Bloomington! Resources for residents, new and longstanding.

It is such an honor to get to serve the residents of Bloomington for another term! And I want to give a special thank you to my family for their love, support, and encouragement. I couldn’t do this without them!

If you haven’t yet, check out the Bloomington Winter Lights Tour!

Bloomington Winter Lights Tour Enjoy the light displays of your neighbors around Bloomington in December.

As we approach Veterans Day this weekend, I want to thank to all who have served our country. Thank you for your bravery, for the many sacrifices you have made, and for your commitment to freedom. I also want to give a shout out to military families who endure a lot in support of their loved one and in support of our country.

Below is one of my favorite military pictures of my parents who enlisted and served 20 years in the USAF. So proud! ❤️🤍💙

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Time to get out and vote Bloomington!

Yay! The beginning of the Gyropolis expansion is underway at 90th and Penn with the old gas station coming down! So excited for Dino, his team, and our community!

Is that Deputy Chief Giles!?!?!? 👀

Okay in all seriousness…. Congratulations to Deputy Chief Giles as he retires from the City of Bloomington! Like many, I was pretty sad when I heard, but also so happy for him and grateful for his 30+ years of service!

We will miss you Jeff!

It has come to my attention that inaccurate information related to the Nine Mile Creek project and ballot question is being circulated.

I’m not sure where this person got the supposed details, because the details have not at all been determined. We don’t know if it’s viable to have a bike option at Nine Mile Creek (although there is interest for bike trails, especially among the mountain biking community).

The primary goal of this project is natural resources preservation and restoration, specifically to address invasive species and riverbank erosion. This is a desperate need. It’s also to increase ADA accessibility and make improvements to upper Moir Park. Anything that does not support these goals, will not be considered.

In addition, before details are figured out, there will be much more community engagement! So if you feel strongly about bikes one way or the other, that is important input during that engagement.

For accurate information and to engage further, please visit:

Bloomington Forward Bloomington Forward is a long-term investment plan that seeks to build a new community center and public health building, make significant renovations at Bloomington Ice Garden, and improve amenities and habitat protection throughout the Nine Mile Creek Cooridor. Bloomington voters will consider a h

Another super successful Bloomington Pride event! And you still have time… it is going until 5pm! 🌈 🌈 🌈

Thank you to the Bloomington community volunteers and TC Pride staff who spent hours and hours organizing. And thank you to the numerous sponsors for making it all possible!

It was an honor to join Bloomington leaders Karla Henderson and Faith Jackson to present at the State of Black Health conference. Sharing about the innovative, bold, and comprehensive work the city has done to advance racial and health equity was humbling and makes me so proud! It isn’t easy and there have been stumbles along the way, but when you back up words with action, center community voices who are most impacted in decision making, and keep the work moving forward, meaningful and impactful change can happen.

Check out Bloomington’s new Adopt a Park program! We are fortunate to have 97 parks and green spaces (about 1/3 of our land!), but that means it really does take a community to keep them clean and beautiful. This has been something I have heard residents ask for over the years and so I’m very excited it’s happening!

Adopt-A-Park Bloomington Adopt your neighborhood park or favorite trail today and help beautify your community.

I’m sad to miss National Night Out this year due to a conflict with a family commitment, but I hope everyone goes out and enjoys the events! It’s a great opportunity to enjoy time with neighbors and meet your local police officers. 😁

National Night Out Each year on the first Tuesday in August, Neighborhood Watch Block Captains throughout Bloomington organize block parties to celebrate National Night Out.

Last night we heard an update related to the 3 local option sales tax ballot questions that Bloomington voters will get to respond yes or no to during this upcoming election.

Please take the time to educate yourself! You can find a lot of helpful information at the website below. In addition, please share with other Bloomington residents.

Bloomington Forward Bloomington Forward is a long-term investment plan that seeks to build a new community center and public health building, make significant renovations at Bloomington Ice Garden, and improve amenities and habitat protection throughout the Nine Mile Creek Cooridor. Bloomington voters will consider a h

It was such a pleasure joining the Invest MSP Launch Conference today! Team Bloomington represented and demonstrated how our economy with incredibly successful small businesses to major international companies is a critical driver in the metro region, the state, and the Midwest.

I left inspired by all that is happening in Minnesota, as well as the increasing economic opportunity before us. I was especially happy to hear leaders from across industries and the state prioritize equity, sustainability, and resilience as moral and business imperatives.

So proud to be a Bloomingtonian and Minnesotan!

Today and everyday we honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our democracy and country. 🇺🇸

I also want to thank Bloomington Veterans Memorial for all they are doing to ensure Bloomington has a space to remember those who have served. It was an honor to walk with them in the Memorial Day parade.

Below you will find a statement from the City of Bloomington regarding the Minnesota Supreme Court Decision on Ranked Choice Voting (bottom line: no change in municipal elections). As a reminder, the residents of Bloomington voted in 2020 to adopt RCV.

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The Minnesota Supreme Court issued a decision in a case regarding a proposed charter amendment related to ranked choice voting in Bloomington. The decision means there will be no change in November’s municipal elections. Voters in Bloomington will use ranked choice voting to select city candidates on the ballot.

The case arose out of a proposed charter amendment submitted by a group of five residents to repeal ranked choice voting and to require a two-thirds vote to reinstate ranked choice voting in the City’s municipal elections. A district court determined that the two-thirds vote requirement to reinstate ranked choice voting was manifestly unconstitutional.

Six justices wrote the majority opinion that held the district court and the City properly declined to place the entire proposed charter amendment on the ballot and that it would be improper for the court to sever or remove the unconstitutional provision because it was integral to the purpose of the amendment.

The Supreme Court said that the purpose of the proposed amendment was clearly two-fold: to repeal ranked choice voting and prevent it from being reinstated in future elections. Given the importance of the unconstitutional provision, the Court was unable to conclude that the residents of Bloomington who supported and signed the petition would have done so if the proposal did not include the severed provision.