By: Diane Benjamin
All of this information was obtained by FOIA.
This spreadsheet was included in the information I received about the Lake Bloomington Fire. It won’t be easy to read unless you print it: Copy of Property Values for updating 2019 – FILE G_Complete
Here are some excerpts, imagine how much money would be available for essential services if Quality of Life wasn’t more important.
The never used fire station:
Did you know Bloomington owns this:
Remember the never used water tower? I don’t know if “old” reflects that one or not – it has to be part of this:
The City borrowed money from the IEPA to build it – see this story for more: https://blnnews.com/2016/04/05/that-un-used-water-tower/
The garage they want to tear down is valued at almost $15,000,000
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https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5165796,-88.9580547,295m/data=!3m1!1e3
Above shows the Ft. Jesse Rd. facilities of the Bloomington water supply. One new tank and pump house, one old. These pumps push water in two 36″-diameter pipes over the hump (College Ave. is along the crest of the hill) and into Bloomington proper. Don’t think the abandoned (mothballed?) short tank between Veteran’s and I-55 is included here.
The docs in my original story named those streets
When did Jumers become a property of the city of Bloomington? If so who got the money from the sale?
Didn’t Jumer’s have tax issues?
Yes, they continue with the chateau
This is all a result of apathy by the citizenry. No longer do governments serve the citizenry. Today, we citizens serve our governments. Please don’t just vote, find a way to participate in causes that really matter to you. Do not lose any of your idealism.