UPDATE: More Brush Pickup Mirth

There is more to this story: The homeowner has informed me their brush was the only stop on the street today.  The truck drove past many other piles to get to their house.  This likely happened because they demanded a refund for service they never received.  Instead of a refund, they sent a truck out […]

Maybe waiting for it to turn to mulch?

By:  Diane Benjamin Follow-up to this story:  https://wordpress.com/post/blnnews.com/67411 That story has pic from last Friday of brush that was scheduled to be picked up last Tuesday. This pic is from yesterday, the brush is still there – 8 days after it was supposed to be picked up.  It has to be in the street to […]

Budget meeting – the video

By:  Diane Benjamin The video of the December 20th budget meeting at the BCPA has been posted.  The camera angle does not allow viewers to see the data the crowd got to see. One thing is clear:  Council members like Scott Black believe government is the answer to every problem, they just need to spend […]

Private is ALWAYS better!

By:  Diane Benjamin I remember great angst from the Council during discussion on privatizing garbage in Bloomington.  Even citizens wanted government service because private wouldn’t be as good.  Seriously?  Private MUST succeed because it’s their money at risk.  Government has no incentive to provide the best service at the best price because they DON’T have […]

No time

I have no time to write today, and I won’t be watching the council meeting tonight. You will have to watch the Democrats, I mean the Council, destroy your wallet yourself: http://www.cityblm.org/index.aspx?page=61 Diane