Bloomington, Bloomington

By: Diane Benjamin Everything passed last night. The Convenience Center will be closing. City Manager Jurgens stated it could be relocated but getting permits might be a problem. Hum, who issues permits for City owned property? Are residents dropping off hazardous waste? The CCC has to relocate because of the detention pond they are building […]

COW recap

By: Diane Benjamin Yes, that abbreviation for Committee of the Whole is hilarious. The City uses it, so I will too. Free, free, free! Traffic at the new library is up — imagine that. Offer free meeting space and people flock to it. Spending more than $26 million and raising taxes bought “free” stuff for […]

Bloomington Committee of the Whole tonight

By: Diane Benjamin Committee of the Whole meetings are pre-vote discussions. Most items discussed come back for a vote at future Council meetings. No votes are taken at COW meetings. Read about any of these agenda items here: https://bloomingtonil.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1035/files/agenda/6930 . This mockup is included for item B: … . Hopefully the pole gets painted before […]