By: Diane Benjamin
Notable items from last night’s Bloomington Committee of the Whole meeting:
City Manager Jeff Jurgens stated Bloomington is a growing city. From US Census website: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bloomingtoncityillinois/PST045224
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Jurgens also stated the City has 100 year old water mains and they leak. He knows they are behind replacing them.
Lesson for voters (those few who bother to vote): Electing progressives means New-New-New instead of maintaining what already exists. Progressives always have a new program is create, citizens get to pay higher taxes as a result.
Friday is Juneteenth so of course City offices have to close. The celebration isn’t until Saturday however:
The plan for data center regulations:
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The slides presented concerning water might interest some of you. Just scroll through the video. Then listen to the council comments and questions – Just hit Play. The City has a lot more investigating to do before deciding how to acquire water in the future:
Remember to remind everyone who has ears that Juneteenth is the celebration of the Republicans’ biggest victory over the Democrats. Because that’s what it is, at its root.
Curious how much water is “lost” during water main breaks which have begun to occur on the East side.
In regards to data center regulations, how about a BIG FAT NO?1