Tag: Bloomington population

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Normal gets a grant to hire more police

By: Diane Benjamin https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/grant-funding-allowing-normal-pd-to-hire-new-officers Are the 6 new officers going to be terminated when the grant money runs out? The story doesn’t say. The story claims growth means the Town needs more officers. Is the population of Normal going up or just crime? https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/illinois/normal https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/normaltownillinois,US/PST045223 Keep in mind ISU students that aren’t here all year […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Bloomington: Population vrs Employees

By: Dian e Benjamin Tari Renner has repeatedly said Bloomington cut staff. He doesn’t mention in 2013 they changed how employees are counted. See the footnote at the bottom of the employees list. What we do know is the budget vastly expanded since 2013 and the number of employees has crept up while the population […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Shrinking Bloomington

By: Diane Benjamin Below is the data reported to the Illinois Comptroller’s office by the City of Bloomington. Bloomington hasn’t released their 4/30/2020 financial statements to the public yet – just to the Comptroller who makes them available to everyone. 4/30/2020: 4/30/2019 Population dropped 632 in just one year. Meanwhile full-time employees increased by 7. […]