By: Diane Benjamin The Town of Normal is pretending pension expenses are mandated by the State and they can’t afford them without raising Property Taxes. Somehow the Police and Fire pensions have been seriously underfunded for years. IMRF retirements have been funded above the 80% level since 2013, think Mark Peterson’s retirement, while in 2016 […]
By: Diane Benjamin It’s getting harder and harder to see that ANY laws matter, at least for government. Officials can twist facts, feign illness, and violate the law knowing nobody is going to prosecute. The Town of Normal Council is doing their part Tuesday night: I don’t know if this “planning session” has taken […]
By: Diane Benjamin See the agenda here: http://normal.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/2213 Somebody should ask the Town Council: Who should the State not pay so Connect Transit can get paid? Pensions? Medicaid Recipients? State employees? Schools? According to the County records, this property was bought in September of 2015 by Normal for $150,000: http://mcleanil.devnetwedge.com/view/RE/14-28-203-027/2015 Lock up your wallet! […]
By: Diane Benjamin Tonight Bloomington and Normal’s Councils are holding a “social” event. Thanks to a reader who sent this to me: Looks to me like eavesdroppers should attend! Somebody else could check for impairment when they leave! I know Koos and Renner were shocked at how fast the Bloomington Council rejected Sales Tax sharing. […]
