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This report includes new property transfers in Monroe County that haven’t previously been reported by The B Square, with dates ranging from Aug. 18 to Sept. 8, 2026. The data in this report comes from Beacon, the county’s online geographic information system for property and parcel data.

Monroe County health administrator Lori Kelley has been fired, her attorney says, and plans an EEOC charge and lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and retaliation. Her departure comes as the health department is struggling with nursing vacancies.

Bloomington’s city council has adopted rules for deciding which businesses get city backing for lower-cost liquor permits outside the normal population-based quota. The framework includes a 50% local-ownership standard.

A multimillion-dollar plan to move 50 to 100 Monroe County jail inmates to other counties is absent from Sheriff Ruben Marté’s proposed 2027 budget after judges declined to authorize the transfers. Jail population remains above Marté’s functional-capacity benchmark.

Monroe County’s income tax rate will rise from 2.14% to 2.205% on Jan. 1 after the county council voted unanimously to restore the juvenile-services rate to 0.095%. The increase amounts to $32.50 a year more for a taxpayer with $50,000 of taxable income.

A new federal court order puts the Monroe County jail lawsuit on a schedule stretching into 2027, with discovery starting this month and key motions due in March next year. Meanwhile, county officials remain divided over where and how to replace the aging jail.