Bloomington Tonight 10-28-2024

By: Diane Benjamin Agenda: https://d3n9y02raazwpg.cloudfront.net/cityblm/f7304a01-5bbe-11ee-ae13-0050569183fa-791fe512-602c-4d20-98c8-ecdbbed39134-1729802445.pdf These items will take a lot of time before Public Comment: A few fun items that won’t be discussed unless an alderman pulls them from the Consent Agenda: It looks like a grant will cover this cost. Solar and LED are fine if they stay on all night. It will […]

No surprise on this appointment

By: Diane Benjamin Congrats Bloomington! You have a socialist on the Library Board now. (Maybe more than one) Vote for socialists you get socialists! . Surena Fish spoke about a new topic during Public Comment. According to her, a group of social service agencies wants to buy the old Pantagraph building and all relocate there. […]

Compassion isn’t lawlessness

By: Diane Benjamin Any response from District 87? https://blnnews.com/2024/03/12/d87-fire-this-bloomington-fireman/ You thought your kids matter at school? Tent City continues to grow, it has spread to the old Pantagraph building. On Monday the Bloomington City Council will hear plans for the downtown streetscape. Maybe they can “tent” multiple blocks! It will be glorious!

So Connect isn’t going to use the old Pantagraph building?

By: Diane Benjamin Don’t feel sorry for the Pantagraph if Connect Transit decides to use Bloomington’s parking garage on West Market for their new downtown transfer station. They sold it in 2016. Feel sorry for Oak LLC, they own it: From the Recorder’s website: Bloomington is tired of repairing the Market Street garage and they […]