By: Diane Benjamin You can’t see any of the Public Comments because the camera never changed to show them. You can only hear them. Even though City Code prohibits holding meetings on a Federal or State holiday they did. (Chap 2 Sect 15) Maybe staff had the day off except for a rookie called in […]
By: Diane Benjamin Aldermen Jenna Kearns and Kent Lee did not attend last night’s meeting. That is important to remember for what happened. First, Monsignor Jason Gray from the Peoria Diocese asked the council to not override the wishes of the property owner who does not want to be designated as an historic landmark because […]
By: Diane Benjamin Tonight’s agenda: https://d3n9y02raazwpg.cloudfront.net/cityblm/f7280584-5bbe-11ee-ae13-0050569183fa-d854eb82-3702-4140-9de6-ac3a8e3f379d-1726858367.pdf Word Salad #1: Word Salad #2: Note: Both of these items are on the Consent Agenda and won’t be discussed unless an alderman pulls them for discussion. The first one authorizes the City to issue bonds for the water projects your water bill will triple to cover. The second […]
By: Diane Benjamin See this WGLT story about Holy Trinity Church: https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2024-09-04/bloomington-planning-commission-recommends-making-holy-trinity-church-a-local-historic-site?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook This excerpt is all you need to know: . If the property owner doesn’t want the designation then the Council vote should be a unanimous NO. Obviously the Planning Commission doesn’t respect Property Rights. We will see when the Council votes on September […]
