By: Diane Benjamin The ballot will say Sue Feldkamp or Jamie Mathy for Bloomington’s Ward 1. Mathy owns two businesses downtown, but I’ve heard he claims Bloomington’s attorney Jeff Jurgens doesn’t see a problem with him voting on downtown issues. I bet the taxpayers will have a problem with him voting to enrich himself! Conflict […]
By: Diane Benjamin Think back to when Bloomington’s Public Comment Policy was changed to 30 minutes. Tari Renner was out of the country, Karen Schmidt was acting mayor for that meeting. Since Renner has never been fond of Public Comment, and previously it had only been 15 minutes, he probably wasn’t happy when he got […]
By: Diane Benjamin Flashback to February 2013. Consolidated elections were coming up in April. Kevin Lower was the only candidate on the ballot for Ward 1 because Alderman Bernie Anderson had resigned and decided not to run for reelection. Steve Stockton was mayor. At the February 11th regular City Council meeting, Stockton wanted to appoint […]
By: Diane Benjamin Yesterday Alderman Kevin Lower announced he is running for Mayor of Bloomington. Alderman Hauman declared citizens now have 3 distinct choices. Really Diana? The only difference between you and Tari is you want even MORE spending downtown! I believe you mentioned a downtown dog park, green space, and a fountain during your […]
