By: Diane Benjamin
On the Consent Agenda, meaning this won’t be discussed unless someone pulls it.
If your business had “highly favored” status, you might also secure the deal Green Top Grocery receives. Their original “incentive” plan was signed nearly 10 years ago. That incentive was set to decrease and finally end in 2028. On the Consent Agenda is a proposal to grant them a 30% rebate on all sales tax until 2038.
Clearly, capitalism is immaterial in Bloomington. Green Top would cease to exist if not subsidized. Elect the economically challenged, and this is the result.
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On the Regular Agenda:
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Two documents are attached to this item:
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If you think government can fix housing you will love Exhibit A. I consider it a blueprint for redistribution of wealth.
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Remember how Bloomington is tripling your water rates? This is the why:
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This isn’t a “generational investment” like the former City Manager stated. This is a result of spending money on “Quality of Life” crap instead of maintenance on essential services.
“The chickens have come home to roost” seems fitting.
What has happened? When did Bloomington go to hell? In 1980 I came to town and went into business. Bloomington was a great place then. Walt Bittner was mayor….down town was prosperous. Bloomington was a conservative strong hold of business in a democratic state. It wasn’t called blue back then. Normal was a quant college town, with a grandiose opinion of itself. Now, Normal has an even more grandiose opinion of itself and Bloomington has turned into Chicago south.
What happened?? Is it as simple as ISU having poisoned the entire community?
Started with the Coliseum when citizens said no
The local Republicans were actually rino’s. They provided zero resistance to the leftist progressive marxist democrat infiltration. They stood aside and rolled out the red carpet. ISU, IWU, Normal Government, Bloomington Government, McLean County Government, Township Government, they are everywhere like cockroaches.
I wonder if John Danenberger is a member or on the board of Green Top?
Green Too was recently granted a speciall liquor license to serve beer & wine during outdoor events.
If Green Top was so vital to the community, it would not need to be subsidized.
Surprisedly he isn’t. They do have a vacant sent on the board.