Congrats Bloomington!

By: Diane Benjamin Even though Bloomington’s website looks the same, it is now MUCH faster. Try it: https://www.bloomingtonil.gov/ Did these guys do something to it? . This was passed at the last meeting. https://blnnews.com/2026/03/26/bloomington-waiting-until-the-last-minute-again/

Downtown Bloomington Website

By:  Diane Benjamin On the front page of the City of Bloomington website is a link to the Downtown Bloomington website:  cityblm.org The first time I clicked on it I got an error message, the second time the website came up:  http://downtownbloomington.org/ Next I clicked on Explore Downtown – then Shop.  The site has directory […]

UPDATE: Not up in smoke – it’s the cloud

The newer website is now back.  The Council approved the website back in March of 2016:  http://www.cityblm.org/home/showdocument?id=10583 ________________________________________________ By:  Diane Benjamin I came across the name of the company I think the City of Bloomington hired to do their new website.  I went to cityblm.org to research payments. Surprise – the new website was gone and […]

No Free Lunches except for . .

Diane Benjamin Bills and Payroll for Monday night: For almost 4 years Tari Renner spouts “There are no free lunches”.  Unless your name is Tari Renner:  Page 107  http://www.cityblm.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=12212 I’m sure these were strictly business, especially the ones with nobody listed but Tari! Was the public invited and I missed it? My personal favorite: PCard […]

Bloomington erases history

By:  Diane Benjamin It isn’t up to government to decide what documents might interest citizens, all documents belong to the citizens. The new City website is up and running, I still haven’t heard why the City has a new website or when the Council approved it, but a lot of the information is missing!  Starting […]

Bloomington has a new website!

By: Diane Benjamin I hope they aren’t done with it – because it doesn’t go where you click. Why did Bloomington need a new website? The old one was pretty good except for the missing information. What was missing? The financial statements for the year ending 4/30/16 Any reports of tax receipts since Hales quit […]

CIRA getting a new website

By:  Diane Benjamin Central Illinois Regional Airport wanted a new website, mostly to comply with laws concerning required postings. As I stated in this article:  https://blnnews.com/2016/04/19/cira-complies/ $50,000 was a ridiculous amount for a website.  The bids received showed that.  At the August meeting a company was selected: The minutes state CIRA wants to “own the […]