By: Diane Benjamin Bills for approval tonight: http://normal.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/2509 This is for the Big Group going to DC to beg for money: The media gets paid: Bikes: Normal paid Connect $32 for their employee’s rides + this subsidy: Video for Uptown, events? I have no idea, but it’s a frequent expense. Elections matter – this expense […]
By: Diane Benjamin Why is your money going to the Chamber of Commerce? So they can buy an election when the Chamber endorses candidates? MCLEAN CO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL DUES $2,172.00 MCLEAN CO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL GALA $1,000.00 . Koos took a trip to Pittsburgh for the National League of Cities conference + […]
By: Diane Benjamin The Total Budget Tari inherited in 2013: $167 million http://www.cityblm.org/index.aspx?page=21&parent=7074 Tari’s first budget – 2014: $169.4 million http://www.cityblm.org/index.aspx?page=21&parent=7073 2015 Budget: $180.4 million http://www.cityblm.org/index.aspx?page=21&parent=6501 2016 Budget: $186.3 million http://www.cityblm.org/index.aspx?page=21&parent=8220 Proposed 2017 Budget: 206.9 million (Evidently the stacked Council is going to pass it as is) http://www.cityblm.org/index.aspx?page=21&parent=9844 Spending increased $39.9 million in 4 years! […]
By: Diane Benjamin City of Bloomington is proposing spending 11% more. http://www.cityblm.org/index.aspx?page=21&parent=9844 See proposed Budget Presentation page 4. . See McLean County 2016 Fiscal Year recommenced budget: http://www.mcleancountyil.gov/index.aspx?NID=102 The County passed a budget which spends 7% more in the General Fund. Yes, your property taxes are going up. Everybody wants more of your money. Who […]
by: Diane Benjamin You probably didn’t hear, but the Coliseum had an audited operating loss last year of $1,637,477. The only Central Illinois Arena Management (CIAM) report posted for this year is for May-July. Is shows a loss of almost $140,000. Since there were very few events since July, that’s probably why nothing has been […]
By: Diane Benjamin Today the City of Bloomington Annual Account as of 4/30/14 was published in the Pantagraph. If it wasn’t required by law, I’m sure the City wouldn’t do it. How much did the Pantagraph earn from the City of Bloomington? $126,344.49 It’s easy to see why investigative reporting is banned. Maybe the Pantagraph […]
by: Diane Benjamin tyranny The following is from OpenTheBooks.com. The information comes from databases they have access to. One way to see how fiscally responsible government handles your tax dollars is to look at trends. I gleaned information available from the City website to update the chart. Budget: FY 2013-2014 $169,000,000 FY 2014-2015 […]
by: Diane Benjamin The first job of government is to defend freedom and liberty. Obviously, government forgot that. The federal government has been on a spending spree for a long time, but so have local governments. They grab more and more of your income for their agenda. See last weeks post on Heyworth: http://blnnews.com/2014/10/03/heyworth-can-you-explain-this/ and Standford: […]
by: Diane Benjamin The below is from OpenTheBooks.com Fewer employees and massive spending increases?
The following information is from the Warehouse website of Judy Baar Topinka, Illinois Comptroller http://www.warehouse.illinoiscomptroller.com/ EAV is Estimated Assessed Value (Property) Bloomington SD 87 2011 What is the total population served/school enrollment 5,400 What is the total EAV of Bloomington $866,675,375 Total Appropriations […]
By Pat Hughes We have gotten used to a steady drumbeat of bad news about Illinois. It is not even news anymore when we find out that Illinois is last in the nation, or 47th, or somewhere near rock-bottom, in one economic ranking or another. We have known for a while now that Illinois is last in […]
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According to the Constitution, all spending bills originate in the House. Destroying our children s future with debt is not important enough for them to come up with a plan to stop it. CBO: Government to Spend $47.2 Trillion Over Next 10 Years By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary) | February 5th, 2013 at 04:24 PM We’ve all been waiting to see […]
From the meeting packet: Motion to Waive the Formal Bidding Process and Accept Quotes Totaling $88,609.02 from Dell For the Purchase of Computer Equipment So much for getting local bids. DKMallon Cost Proposal Grocery Feasibility Study Fact Finding Review $ 3,500.00 Market Assessment/Analysis $ 7,200.00 Site Evaluation $ 4,500.00 Report of Findings $ 1,000.00 Proforma/Site […]
Since government is involved, all the below may have changed or been added to. It’s just a perspective and food for thought. It should be updated for trillions since we now run deficits of over $1 Trillion per year. The next time you hear a politician use the Word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, think about whether […]
by C Steven Tucker For those of you who STILL do not UNDERSTAND why EVERY American Small Business owner, Entrepreneur and tax PAYER should be OFFENDED by the comments Barack Obama made in the video below. Let me see if I can rectify your delusions. Ready? Here we go. Barack Obama is a Marxist. He […]
Maybe they just don’t want it in writing:
