By: Diane Benjamin
Population of Bloomington as of 7/1/2022: 78,864
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bloomingtoncityillinois/PST045222
Population of Normal as of 7/1/2022: 52,838 (Many ISU kids who don’t stay all year)
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/normaltownillinois,US/PST045222
Bloomington reported 645 Full Time employees to the Comptroller last year (They want many more)
Normal reported 369 Full Time employees
Bloomington population is 39.5% bigger than Normal
Bloomington has 54% more employees than Normal
Now that you have some facts:
According to Open the Books in 2022:
Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason was paid $205,142. The numbers are fudged somewhat because 2020 shows $214,571.
Normal City Manager Pam Reece was paid $216,871 for managing MANY fewer employees and working for MANY fewer citizens.
Tonight Pammy gets a HUGE raise – probably without any discussion or public comments from citizens:
https://www.normalil.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/4727
Citizens of Normal do get a Bird Viewing Water Feature paid for with a Grant from State Farm: PDF page 32
Maybe the water feature will also breed mosquitoes for the nearby Connie Link Amphitheatre.
The viewing water feature is better than the McGraw Fountain which has not been operational for the last two years. Two weeks last year and no weeks this year.
One of these days, no doubt there will be some commemorative fountain or statue or something for King Koos. I will walk my dog there to take a whizz.
Oh- the (for the good) SF nepotistic woke gang again – How Cute !! Money funnel experts $
Optics are everything
Neither Pammy nor Timmy earn their pay. Not even half of it. They are strictly paid to continue turning BN into a leftist progressive marxist utopia.
Kathleen was instructed to vote no so she can claim not to be arm n’ arm with Koos and Pam on everything. It is smoke and mirrors.