By: Diane Benjamin Tari’s campaign speech is probably memorized by everybody now. Repeat things often enough some people might believe them. No, transparency doesn’t exist at City Hall. I dare anybody to file a FOIA request and actually get the information they filed for. The windows are NOT “wide open” as Tari claims. Here is […]
by: Diane Benjamin It is a good thing the City of Bloomington refinanced bonds and is saving money on interest. Actually, it’s a no-brainer. How many of you refinanced your home numerous times as interest rates dropped to historic levels. Isn’t saving taxpayer money what we expect of government? One problem: Fitch and Moody’s didn’t […]
by: Diane Benjamin Champaign City bond rating: Moody’s 12/6/13 Aaa Peoria City bond rating: Moody’s 3/18/13 Aa2 Bloomington City bond rating Moody’s 10/28/13 Aa2 What does the bond rating mean? Champaign is perfect. Peoria and Bloomington are both less than perfect. Aaa is perfect, Aa1 is one step down, Aa2 is 2 steps down. […]
