More CIRA stuff

By:  Diane Benjamin TAXPAYERS own the Central Illinois Regional Airport, but you know very little about the management or financial position. See the CIRA website here:  http://www.cira.com/  (Under “City Information” – Mitsubishi is still listed) It has ZERO transparency!  There are no links to financial information, agendas, minutes of meetings, or who is on the […]

Main Street Association Debate – Mayor

See the previous post for the Alderman part of the debate:  http://blnnews.com/2013/03/15/main-street-association-debate-alderman/ Citizens can not make an informed decisions without attending at least one debate. Mannerisms and tone reveal much more than a printed recap. All 3 were present:  John Hanson, Lex Green, and Tari Renner.  Answers are presented below in the order asked. East Side Bypass […]

Vetting John Hanson-the record

This site will end without your support.  Click here to contribute:   http://blnnews.blogspot.com/   All votes can be accessed at the City of Bloomington website http://www.cityblm.org/index.aspx?page=242&parent=128 John Hanson’s last meeting was 4/25/11. Below is a summary of votes from January 2009 until Hanson left the Council.  A majority of all votes taken are unanimous,  below are the votes […]

Vetting John Hanson

If you love what Chris Koos has done to Uptown Normal, and all the debt that came with it (currently $80 Million), Hanson is your guy.  Meanwhile, pensions aren’t funded and the roads and sewers are crumbling.   Note:  This group worked with Farr Associates, the same rabid environmentalist planners who expects taxpayers to buy […]