🌱 Patch AM: How will Richfield’s proposed 4.55% tax hike affect you?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Richfield's proposed 4.55% tax hike affect you?
• Felony fleeing charge follows alleged 80+ mph I-35W pursuit

Also on today's calendar: A Toast to Richfield and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 75 and low of 48 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and comfortable, temps: high: 67, low: 49.
• Friday: Warm with partial sunshine, with a high of 74 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Richfield aiming to keep tax levy increase under 5% (hometownsource.com) — Richfield officials are proposing a 4.55% property tax levy increase for 2027, collecting about $33.2 million for city operations, debt, equipment, and development authorities. Residents can weigh in at a truth-in-taxation hearing on Dec. 1 before the City Council certifies the final levy, which can only be lowered from this preliminary amount.
   

• Woman Charged With Felony Fleeing After Alleged 80+ MPH Pursuit on I-35W in Richfield (limitless-news.com) — Richfield police helped locate a 20-year-old woman who now faces a felony fleeing charge after an alleged high-speed incident on I-35W early Sunday. Prosecutors say she admitted driving the Audi, seeing police lights and sirens, and fleeing before officers ended the pursuit for safety. She is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Richfield

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8
• Family Storytime →
  Augsburg Park Library, 7100 Nicollet Avenue, Richfield
  9:15 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• A Toast to Richfield →
  Woodlake Health & Office Centre, 6625 Lyndale Avenue South, Richfield
  5:30 pm
• Spanish Ministry | Ladies Bible Study →
  Richfield Bible Church, 6215 Oliver Ave S, Richfield
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Richfield Farmers Market →
  Veterans Park, 6335 Portland Avenue South, Richfield
  7:00 am
• Great Pumpkin Giveaway →
  Fairwood Park, 6700 Logan Avenue South, Richfield
  9:00 am
• Trazando Nuestras Historias en Comunidad: Grabado en Linoleo →
  Augsburg Park Library, 7100 Nicollet Avenue, Richfield
  12:00 pm
• Mobile Food Pantry at St. Nicks →
  7227 Penn Ave South, Richfield
  1:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Bible Class (Kids) →
  Church Building, 6215 Oliver Ave S, Richfield
  8:30 am
• Bible Class (Adults) | Minor Prophets →
  Church Building, 6215 Oliver Ave S, Richfield
  8:30 am
• Worship Gathering →
  Church Building, 6215 Oliver Ave S, Richfield
  9:30 am
• Teen Meeting →
  Church Building, 6215 Oliver Ave S, Richfield
  11:30 am
• Apple Cidering →
  Richfield Community Center, Richfield
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• UPDATE: The phone lines at Minnesota Aging Pathways will be crazy busy starting Oct 15 so I suggest you call before then with general questions about Advantage and Medigap plans, Medicare Savings Programs, Extra Help, etc then you'll be better
  prepared when you call back for help choosing a new plan during Annual Enrollment. (You don't have to wait for Annual Enrollment to apply for… (Nextdoor Augsburg Park)

🗞 Nearby News

Bloomington

• Bloomington Man Charged With 10 Felonies After Police Report Finding Cocaine, Meth, Ketamine (limitless-news.com)
• Orchestra launces new season with 'American Journey' (hometownsource.com)
• Direct Benefits Direct Benefits, an Alera Group Company, They took ACH payment out my bank account for a third party billing I had no acknowledgement of!! 888-890-1944 Bloomington Minnesota (ripoffreport.com)

Edina

• Find a Halloween costume at Edina's costume swap Oct. 11 (hometownsource.com)

Minneapolis

• Minneapolis Daycare Worker Admits Secretly Filming, Photographing Kids (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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