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 […]

Monday’s Council handouts

By:  Diane Benjamin Funny how the Wildwood property was redeveloped without any incentives from government.  Probably the only place in Bloomington where capitalism still reigns.  (From the Pantagraph story) The huge east-side TIF will get approved.  It will create a slush fund for the City to use however it wants – in the TIF district.  […]