Molly Ward and Crew Will Kill Progress

By: Diane Benjamin The three agenda items supporting the redevelopment of Eastland Mall all passed easily at last night’s City Council Meeting. That will be the end of easy because Molly Ward and the other pretend nonpartisan aldermen made demands. Molly will not support any further plans unless they include a Project Labor Agreement (PLA). […]

Bloomington Tonight: Eastland Mall and North Main

By: Diane Benjamin More retirees are getting paid for accumulated un-used sick days. Does your employer allow this? Was this used to increase the pensions? I know who to FOIA and it isn’t the City of Bloomington! https://www.bloomingtonil.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/33721/639280818851730000 . With all the excitement concerning Eastland Mall, this regular agenda item was overlooked: https://bloomingtonil.portal.civicclerk.com/event/4121/files/attachment/13426 . Negotiations […]

Developer Concepts – North Main

By: Diane Benjamin 801 North Main is now the entire property. Other than the City Manager mentioning the City had owned the property for a decade, very little was said about the $1,400,000 taxpayers invested. The 2 presentations weren’t close to finalized but it appears to me that both want the land for free. Neither […]