Dave Askins

The status of stop signs along Bloomington’s 7th Street remains unchanged after Wednesday’s meeting of Bloomington’s city council. The stop signs along the street have been the subject of controversy, since they were removed in connection with the construction of the 7-Line, which opened in November 2021.

Monroe County commissioners have rejected a $30,000 memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation. The vote, which came at the regular Wednesday meeting for commissioners, was uncharacteristically split among the three electeds, with board president Julie Thomas casting the sole vote of support. Commissioners Lee Jones

A rezone request for about 140 acres in the southwest part of Bloomington has been approved on a 7–2 vote of the city council. Dissenting on the vote were Dave Rollo and Andy Ruff. The vote came at around quarter to midnight on Wednesday, after deliberations that started around

The Monroe County capital improvement board (CIB) will not be negotiating with the city of Bloomington on the acquisition of land north of the existing convention center for a planned expansion project. That was the point of an email message sent on Monday (May 13, 2024) to Bloomington corporation council

Four new correctional officer positions have been added to the Monroe County jail staff. That move came at the regular Tuesday meeting of the Monroe County council on a unanimous vote. On a separate vote, the council added one duty to the job description for correctional officers.  That duty includes

The planned expansion by NHanced Semiconductors just west of Bloomington’s city limits, has been discontinued. The expansion could have meant 250 new jobs, many of which would have paid around $100,000 a year. The public announcement from the semiconductor firm came at the Monroe County council’s regular