By: Diane Benjamin I had to run into town this morning, the County roads have some snow pack but not slush. Bloomington’s roads are an adventure in survival. Prospect by Schnucks is inches of slush. I was only on main roads, I can’t say any of them were “cleared”. Just to top that: Gas was […]
By: Diane Benjamin The Bloomington on-line map looks better this morning than it did last night, there was A LOT more gray yesterday: https://www.cityblm.org/services/snow-removal-status-map These pics are from yesterday, the homeowner lives on the east side. The trail is cleared, the street hasn’t been touched:
By: Diane Benjamin Remember last year when the trails in Normal were plowed before the streets? https://blnnews.com/2021/02/18/fly-on-the-wall-trail-snow-removed-before-streets/ I remember staff saying Parks and Rec had special equipment just for snow removal on the trail that can’t be used on the roads. Trust is earned, does the Town of Normal earn yours? That special equipment must […]
Flying around I saw lots of angry citizens who couldn’t get out of their driveway for days, maybe still can’t. I see the trails in both cities got cleared before streets. Are both Normal and Bloomington using snow to fill the potholes? How much MOTOR FUEL TAX was used to clear the trail for bikes […]
Drive in downtown Bloomington and by Wesleyan University and the streets are in great shape! Meanwhile, residents can’t drive in their neighborhoods because the roads are solid ice. One resident, finally fed up with calls to the city, posted a video on Facebook of the City truck finally arriving and being unable to make it […]
by: Diane Benjamin I’ve heard the big snow removal in Bloomington may have cost $169,000. Most people think that is the job of government: doing what people CAN’T do for themselves. Out of a budget of at least $169 million, $169,000 can’t be found? Cut a few of the studies recently approved, and there you […]
