And now for Bloomington last night

By: Diane Benjamin The building codes discussion wasn’t very interesting until they got to sprinklers retro-fitted in old buildings – mostly downtown. If more than 300 people attend events they might be requiring sprinklers within the next 3 years. Evidently they want to see a lot more empty buildings downtown! Even Jenn Carrillo knows that […]

Bloomington: Tonight’s discussions

By: Diane Benjamin https://tinyurl.com/Committee-of-the-Whole If you haven’t figured it out, anything discussed at Committee of the Whole meetings is already a done deal. It’s a setup for upcoming votes. First on the agenda is a riveting discussion of changing the building codes. Included are links to previous meetings: I have no intention of watching them, […]

Laws apply to the folks – not us

by:  Diane Benjamin This information is from another tipster – keep them coming guys! The following is from : McLean County, Illinois Zoning Ordinance As Adopted August 15, 2000 And Amendments through February 21, 2012 http://www.mcleancountyil.gov/DocumentCenter/Home/View/45  Page 19 206 OCCUPANCY PERMITS. No land shall be occupied or used; no building or structure hereafter erected shall […]