UPDATE:
Mayor Renner just pulled this discussion off the agenda!
Correction: An addendum changed the amount to $202,865. Total spent on studies since November is now over $300,000!
by: Diane Benjamin
At the January 27th City Council meeting, this will be on the agenda:
Comprehensive Plan Proposed Scope of Work by Houseal Lavigne Associates for Professional Planning and Visioning Services in the Development of the City’s Comprehensive Plan (Recommend that the Proposal with Houseal Lavigne Associates for Professional Planning and Visioning Services be approved, in the amount of $179,165, and the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute the necessary documents.) (15 minutes)
Who is Houseal Lavigne Associates? From their website:
http://www.hlplanning.com/portals/
WHAT
we do
Houseal Lavigne Associates strengthens communities through creative, dynamic, and viable approaches to planning, design, and development. From revitalizing downtowns to creating context sensitive zoning regulations, Houseal Lavigne Associates provides the expertise necessary to improve the relationship between people and their environment.
Mayor Renner is going to rebuild downtown Bloomington whether you want it done or not. Remember he said the Council had to pass the downtown plan so developers would invest money? Right after, the Council approved a lighting study($74,670), and hotel study($30,000), and now he wants to “Vision”($179,165). Each one of these studies takes more and more or your money.
Had enough yet?
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The city has plenty of intelligent, competent employees. I don’t understand the need for all of these studies. It’s just sickening to see my money being wasted on this stuff.
Show up at the meeting and state your opinion! That’s the only way it’s going to stop. Bring friends.
Easier said than done, unfortunately.
The people in Ukraine are rioting for freedom, Americans won’t know what hit them until it’s too late to stop it.
The professor of political science our dear mayor is not a professor of economics. Neither is the city manager Mr. Hales, no degree in economics here. However his personal economy we hear does quite well. Cleaned up the Hamilton mess and is thus awarded with 3 additional assistants and a spin master. We’ve got a librarian, a speech communications professor that works at the farm (maybe a transfer to Dallas?) Another what does he do at the farm, a retired farmer that sells real estate, and an ISU employee. A recent IWU grad with further political aspirations and thus is the rubber stamp seven with their mastered puppet masters at helm. Guided by a staff that recommends no bid contracts and cannot be counted on for much of anything unless a study is done. Yes before we know it, we will be MORE broke than Normal. That is going to be your legacy Mr. Renner. Transparency my astrolobe!
They already have their plan.and the visioning process is designed to manipulate a small group of hand picked citizens to give the illusion that the citizens of Bloomington chose the plan. If you really want the citizens to choose why not put it on a referendum?
Mayor Renner, accused Diane Benjamin of being crazy !! The finger should be pointed to himself,!! YES CRAZY!! Throwing good money after bad,in revitalizing downtown Bloomington, STOP all the studies , fix the streets and drought situation, !! Smarten-up Renner, stop wasting our tax dollars !!
Well, Well, Todd Greenburg got caught at what he does best, as a Springfield Att.,deceiving the Officials of Sprinfield, who long will it take for the city of Bloomington to get their fill of Tari Renner, and David Hale, and ask to resign ?