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Hawk quotes from the RFP for the convention center expansion RFP. (Because Hawk and Fish are civically engaged that way.) What does Fish say?

This report includes new property transfers in Monroe County that haven’t previously been reported by The B Square, with dates ranging from Nov. 24 to Dec. 16, 2025. The data in this report comes from Beacon, the county’s online geographic information system for property and parcel data.

Three members concluded their service on the Monroe County Board of Health on Dec. 18, including longtime member George Hegeman. Their departures leave three vacancies on the seven-member board, which oversees the county health department and appoints the health officer.

After a tying 3 sent it to overtime, Bloomington South Panthers regrouped and beat Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots 71–68. Duncan Combs scored 27, hit the go-ahead 3 late, and Jack Clark added 20 as South shot 61%.

Bloomington’s city council voted 6–3 to approve a voluntary annexation of a wooded parcel on Cory Drive, adding about a quarter-acre to the city. Neighbors warned of drainage and karst risks. New R2 zoning was also approved which would allow a duplex as a conditional use.

Monroe County commissioners have adopted a policy requiring at least a 30-days notice before clearing homeless encampments. No notices are supposed to be issued until March 2, 2026. The move followed backlash over a Dec. 1 eviction notice, with just a one-week deadline.

Two Monroe County Council-approved donations—a $1,800 award to Seven Oaks Classical School and $30,000 to the BEDC—were pulled from the county auditor’s claims docket by county commissioners, voiding the claims and forcing any payment come to from a restarted process in 2026.