By: Diane Benjamin The City of Bloomington is pushing multi-family housing. New single-family homes are too expensive to build, while multi-family projects qualify for tax credits. The city plans to create a program to reduce or eliminate construction fees, hoping to recoup these costs through future property taxes. What’s the real reason governments emphasize a […]
By: Diane Benjamin Thursday the Normal Planning Commission will approve destroying a single family neighborhood: https://www.normalil.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/4822 Everyone on that commission is appointed by Chris Koos to do his bidding. No one represents citizens because citizens can’t even know who Koos appoints until after the Council votes. It won’t matter how many citizens show up to […]
By: Diane Benjamin See this link directly from the White House: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/03/09/fact-sheet-president-bidens-budget-lowers-housing-costs-and-expands-access-to-affordable-rent-and-home-ownership/ One excerpt: Restrictive zoning means not allowing multi-family housing in established single-family neighborhoods. Biden is willing to pay LOCAL government for EQUITY. So how much is Normal planning to collect to change the zoning at Beech and Shelbourne? Since no one currently elected […]
By: Diane Benjamin http://bloomingtonil.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=1&ID=1154&Inline=True The Council is still meeting on Zoom tonight. Packing people is on the agenda for tonight. Rezoning properties for multiple family homes: 1.63 acres located at 205 N. Prospect Road 12.32 acres located South of Enterprise Drive and West of Maple Hill Road .23 acres located South of Enterprise Drive and […]
By: Diane Benjamin The Normal Town Council meeting lasted more than 10 minutes last night! It actually went over an hour because of the mandatory recycling ordinance. ISU kids showed up to demand their right to recycle. Some called it a necessity, one claimed she had to drive 5-10 minutes to drop hers off and […]
