Koos: Stan upsetting my kingdom

By:  Diane Benjamin Tuesday Chris Koos had to run to his favorite taxpayer funded media – WGLT – to complain about Stan Nord.  The issue:  Stan won’t rubber stamp my appointees!  https://www.wglt.org/normal-mayor-pushes-back-appointment-opposition The article eventually got to Karyn Smith who also spoke about not having time to research who Koos’ Connect Transit Board appointee is. […]

Teaming up with Jenn?

By:  Diane Benjamin At last Monday’s Council meeting Citizens to Ensure Fair Transit had representatives speak during Public Comment.  They have legitimate complaints about route changes, ADA compliance, and fare increases.  They are being heard, but may not in the future if the Jenn tactics continue. As reported yesterday, Scott Black did not approve of […]

UPDATE:  Tari on Connect Transit (WJBC)

Audio below  By:  Diane Benjamin Bloomington’s mayor is having a bad couple of weeks.  Tari was on WJBC this morning talking about his Clarence Thomas comment, of course social media is to blame.  The WJBC reporter who was at the meeting asked Tari for a comment but he refused.  Howard Packowitz should have included it […]

Cities/Connect Transit have their own agenda

By:  Diane Benjamin It should be more than obvious that Connect Transit is not meeting the needs of people who MUST have public transportation. Proof: Buses that are too big to run in places formerly served – mobile home parks, neighborhoods with narrow streets cutting routes and increasing fares political appointments to the Connect Transit […]