Bloomington last night: Library

By: Diane Benjamin This meeting will take more than one story, it was another 2 hour assemblage. The expansion to the library has been taking shape for years, it will not be stopped by this Council. Tari Renner made sure the library stayed downtown, he appointed people to the Library Board who believed it should […]

If the camera can’t focus . . .

By: Diane Benjamin Just design for new Way Finding Signs in downtown Bloomington cost $90,285. The cost to construct and install was somewhere around $447,000, total is over half a million. Details in this story: https://blnnews.com/2018/07/09/what-does-no-bids-tell-you-and-more-council-tonight/ 2 weeks ago I drove through downtown and noticed many of the signs are not readable because the print […]

Who Sent Letters Supporting a Downtown Transfer Station and what’s the cost?

By:  Diane Benjamin Received by FOIA.  Click on any of the below to see what they wrote: Chamber of Commerce Chris Koos Darin Lahood McLean County Regional Planning Commission Economic Development Council Rodney Davis Tammy Duckworth Tari Renner The cost to taxpayers: No location was identified in the documents I received.  How do they know […]