By: Diane Benjamin I could write MANY stories about last night’s Bloomington Council meeting. I might write more, I might not. I didn’t want you to miss this graphic: Every citizen of Normal is in twice as much debt as those who live in Bloomington. That is why the end of the Uptown TIF is […]
Population numbers added By: Diane Benjamin Source: http://tinyurl.com/NormalStats Below are the numbers the Town of Normal reported to the State. A couple things to note: Pre-Koos, Normal citizens were in almost no debt Yes, some numbers look suspicious – but these are what Normal reported to the Illinois Comptrollers Office Chris Koos became Mayor in […]
Population numbers added By: Diane Benjamin Source: http://tinyurl.com/BloomStats Below are the numbers the City of Bloomington reported to the State. A couple things to note: Debt per citizen has more than doubled in 16 years. The number of City employees exploded to unsustainable levels in 2005. Decreasing employees only made the costs manageable. Is the […]
