Can downtown mental illness be treated?

By:  Diane Benjamin The downtown Bloomington TIF is back on the agenda for Monday night.  See the project in the packet here:  http://www.cityblm.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=11529 The TIF discussion begins on PDF page 181. A list of included parcels is on pages 265-266.  The picture below is on page 267: Property “5” is owned by the City of […]

Congrats Bloomington

By:  Diane Benjamin Somebody at the City finally read the Open Meetings Act LAW!  This note is included on the Agenda for Monday night: David Hales has an ongoing problem approving minutes.  Last March I had to file a Freedom of Information Act for the minutes of the meeting held 9/21/15.  What happened at that […]

Want cheap property taxes?

by:  Diane Benjamin Buy a Condo in the Ensenberger Building! I was looking for something else when I stumbled on some astounding numbers. Below are Condo Sales in the Ensenberger Building.  The Property Taxes are from the Assessor’s website.  Some properties list the Selling price, some don’t.  I looked up the ones without a selling […]

Downtown TIF: 2010

By:  Diane Benjamin Below are the disbursements listed on the 2010 Downtown Bloomington TIF report:  2010 Report Remember how the DBA (Downtown Bloomington Assoc) was supposed to pay for itself years ago?  What did $324,368 get them (OR YOU?) I wonder where asbestos was removed? Good records matter. Wonderlin Galleries is now listed as being […]