By: Diane Benjamin By now readers know sometimes laws matter, sometimes they don’t. It all depends on how the people who are charged with enforcing them “feel”. Remember these signs popping up in yards and schools? (Do the schools still have them?) What does the Bloomington City Code say about signs in yards? (The website […]
By: Diane Benjamin I did this story about illegal campaign signs two days ago: https://blnnews.com/2016/12/11/illegal-signs-all-over-town/ This sign appeared today anyway: There is a driveway behind the sign, it’s definitely obstructing traffic and placed illegally on City property. The person who saw the sign this morning reported it to Code Enforcement at 9:30am. At 4:00 pm […]
By: Diane Benjamin Problems surfaced months ago with the Liquor Commission when Tari wanted to raise Liquor Fees and Video Gaming licenses. Tari conspired with one of the two other members of the Liquor Commission to make that happen. Citizens deserve open, honest, and transparent discussions, Tari thought otherwise. A citizens filed NUMEROUS Request for […]
By: Diane Benjamin Another example of incompetence happened at the Council meeting last night. Increasing Video Gaming fees was illegally on the agenda: Increasing fees on video gaming machines was first discussed at the April 25th meeting. It was TABLED to a Committee of the Whole meeting : Why is “Tabled” important? City Code: http://www.cityblm.org/index.aspx?page=262 […]
