What really happened with PATH

By: Diane Benjamin I only got involved because the director of Recycling Furniture for Families contacted me since funding was cut off without a good explanation. Everyone was blaming PATH for failure to file grant applications. This resulted in loss of funding for numerous organizations and jobs at PATH when funding for hotline employees was […]

Outsourcing Fail – FOIA Report Part 3

By: Diane Benjamin The email below shows where the problems started. PATH was not equipped to continue required paperwork after the death of their CEO. It appears no one was cross-trained to prevent the disaster that resulted. Many people lost their jobs when the paperwork to continue 988 service wasn’t submitted on time. Non-profits who […]

FOIA Report – Part 2

By: Diane Benjamin Continuation of this story: https://blnnews.com/2024/08/09/foia-report-part-1/ The City of Bloomington redacted emails written by aldermen and the City Manager in response to a HUGE problem. Didn’t they realize nothing prevents the person who received those emails from giving them to me? The story concerns a local non-profit called Recycling Furniture for Families. This […]

HUD doesn’t pay it’s bills in McLean County

by:  Diane Benjamin The second installment of Real Estate Taxes was due in September, so don’t blame the shutdown. McLean County has 10 tax delinquent properties in McLean County where the bill is sent to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.  So much for that AAA credit rating.  The bills total $23,373.87. Luckily, the […]