3rd Street & Woodcrest Drive
At the entrance to fellowship hall of the First United Church, where the DSA candidate forum is taking place, the community puzzle has made some progress towards completion since the previous week’s candidate forum.
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March 12, 2026: Buses, hotel taxes, Perry Township trustee candidates
This edition includes reports on funding for Bloomington Transit Route 13, innkeeper’s tax revenue, and a Perry Township trustee candidate forum.
Murky picture for Monroe County innkeeper’s tax revenue even muddier due to short term rentals
At Tuesday’s meeting of the Monroe County convention and visitors commission, a report on long-term trends for innkeeper's tax revenue was complicated by a shift in monthly distributions last year, as well as the exclusion of some short-term-rental revenues.
County council approves $184K to keep Bloomington Transit Route 13 running to west side
Monroe County councilors unanimously approved $184,104 in EDIT funding to keep Bloomington Transit’s Route 13 operating for a year between downtown and the Ivy Tech–Park 48 corridor. Debate centered on process and regional transit policy, but there was no opposition to keeping the route running.
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