How many miles of roads does Normal have?

By: Diane Benjamin I’ve written before about Trustee Karyn Smith stating at a Council meeting and in emails the Town of Normal has close to 450 miles of roads. She even compared it to driving to Cairo Il and back. Actually it’s 289 miles to Cairo, so that example is an exaggeration. Round trip would […]

Bloomington: Is it time to ditch a golf course?

by:  Diane Benjamin The monthly Bloomington City Manager’s report for January it on-line:  http://www.cityblm.org/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=6417 One interesting graph shows the number of golf rounds played at the 3 City owned golf courses.  I don’t think I’ve ever seen a chart without a TOTALS column, unless there is something to hide.  I added my own totals to […]