By: Diane Benjamin https://blnnews.com/2024/06/19/foia-fail/ Vieweg Real Estate in Decatur collected $271,250 for acting as agent for both sides in the City buying the old Owens Nursery property. One possible explanation for Tim Gleason using a Decatur realtor is he thought the price would increase if he used a local realtor. In other words, he didn’t […]
By: Diane Benjamin I FOIA’s 2 things from the City of Bloomington: The City can’t find Gleason’s letter, they want another 5 days: Part 2 of your request, which includes “Copy of Gleason’s Letter of Intent to work with Vieweg Real Estate”, requires additional time to complete a thorough department search. I have attached a […]
By: Diane Benjamin There was only one Public Comment – Marty Seigel. She spoke about local zoning policy. She is against the local “pack’m and stack’m” policy that has been promoted across the country for at least a decade. There is no proof housing becomes more affordable by encouraging developers to build infill apartment buildings. […]
By: Diane Benjamin The Bloomington City Council did vote to buy the former Owens Nursery location but not before Alderman Sheila Montney revealed what Tim Gleason did. In January he made a verbal agreement with a realtor in Decatur to look for somewhere to relocate Public Works. He sent an email to the Council in […]
By: Diane Benjamin Tonight’s agenda: https://d3n9y02raazwpg.cloudfront.net/cityblm/f7099398-5bbe-11ee-ae13-0050569183fa-791fe512-602c-4d20-98c8-ecdbbed39134-1717791762.pdf Since the City is flush with cash they are paying $5,425,000 from the General Fund to create a new Public Works Campus. The cash is available for a variety of reasons: All tax increases by government need to be opposed because they NEVER go away. Even if they say […]
