Tag: structural deficits

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Why the County is sitting on $20 Million for Mental Health

By: Diane Benjamin Evidently the media wasn’t listening to public comment at the 7/14/25 County Executive Board meeting. Former Board member Susan Schafer was heavily involved with the mental health funding and spending. She spoke about the expense involved implementing EGIS. It is some replacement 911 system that is going to cost $20 million over […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Where taxes go: Arena

By:  Diane Benjamin Bloomington 2019 budget PDF page 15   http://www.cityblm.org/home/showdocument?id=18370 Guess why your roads can’t get fixed?  See the chart below for what gets close to $6 million dollars this year!  Remember when Markowitz said it would never cost you a dime? PDF pages 13-14:     When the budget was done, the City was […]