Tag: CDBG grants

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Part 4: Is Bloomington a Bank?

By:  Diane Benjamin Part 1   https://blnnews.com/2018/12/26/is-bloomington-a-bank/ Part 2  https://blnnews.com/2018/12/28/part-2-is-bloomington-a-bank/ Part 3  https://blnnews.com/2018/12/28/part-3-is-bloomington-a-bank/ One thing I haven’t posted yet is how much Community Block Grant money is loaned out.  The list goes back to 1981, some of them are obviously un-collectible.  Some of the people listed do not appear as owning a home in the County Assessor’s database […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Why people flee: Tari

By:  Diane Benjamin Forbes magazine printed the latest addition of what states people are fleeing based on data from United Van Lines data. Illinois is #1 https://tinyurl.com/Forbes-United-Van-Lines While McLean County and Normal were smart enough to cut spending, Bloomington is looking for more revenue tonight. Tari Renner is quoted in the paper saying City budgets […]