Normal Council tonight + more Stan Nord

By:  Diane Benjamin http://www.normal.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3296 This paragraph is in the minutes to be approved at Monday night’s meeting.  They reflect part of the Connect Transit discussion from the prior meeting.  If you remember, Stan Nord wanted some accountability for the money Normal pays them. Did you know that once an item is in the budget it […]

Buying Votes with Incentives?

By:  Diane Benjamin One item on the agenda for last night’s Bloomington City Council meeting was originally on the consent agenda, but it was moved to the regular agenda prior to the meeting date.  Why it was ever on the Consent Agenda, where an alderman would have to pull it for discussion, is a question […]

Live Streaming tells the truth

By:  Diane Benjamin If local governments had not started Live Streaming meetings, the media would be your only source for information. So far I haven’t seen a word about Stan Nord speaking at the Normal Town Council meeting last night. Mr. Nord spoke about property he is trying to develop on West College.  He accused […]