Disabled Vet, ADA, and Juvenile Detention

By:  Diane Benjamin I’m purposely going to be somewhat vague because I want to give people one more chance to do the right thing. Here’s the story – I’ve been involved for weeks. The Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) needs substitute teachers.  That facility is run by the County. A local disabled veteran applied for a […]

Connect Transit – LifeCil

By:  Diane Benjamin I filed a FOIA request with Connect Transit for some payments they made.  This is the only one I’ve received so far. Connect Transit has been paying LifeCil $6,874.42 a month.  Payment was authorized at the September 22, 2015 meeting:  september-22-2015-regular-session-proceedings The discussion starts on PDF page 11. LifeCil was the only […]

Coliseum devours taxes

By:  Diane Benjamin Besides the constant maintenance, new video boards and equipment, massive losses, and possible fraud – there’s more. In today’s paper: The City of Bloomington had to get a building permit to fix the Coliseum they own.  I wonder what it cost? Maybe failure to comply with ADA is why an occupancy permit […]