By: Diane Benjamin The destruction from the fires in California was predicted. If whatever media you listen to hasn’t played clips proving that find a new media source. This is what part of Pacific Palisades looks like now: . Santa Ana Winds happen every year. Dead trees and dry brush fuel fires. Lack of water […]
By: Diane Benjamin Maybe Jeff Crabill is trying to redeem himself by helping the Eastgate neighborhood after the June floods. It should have started earlier, like March of 2020. He voted against the same people! This was on the March 26, 2020 agenda: http://bloomingtonil.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=14&ID=1070&Inline=True Fixing the sewer system can’t be done without engineering! Jump to […]
By: Diane Benjamin There was a time when Bloomington grew rapidly and had money to burn. Instead of investing in replacing ancient infrastructure the Council built a fire station that has never been used, the Coliseum, a water tower built too short to use, created give-a-ways to developers, and rehabbed the BCPA. The City Manager […]
By: Diane Benjamin I asked Public Works Director Kevin Kothe if the work currently being done on East Washington would alleviate the sewer flooding in Eastgate. I’m not sure I got an answer to that question. Below is his response. Moving up the completion date from 2030 has numerous problems, the first being funding. Another […]
