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Returning to the Bloomington city council’s agenda for Oct. 22 is a resolution that would give an official name to a swath of territory around an urban wetland park called Miller-Showers Park on the north side of the city. If the resolution passes, the area would be called the “Stadium District.”

At the city planning commission’s November meeting, Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson is hoping to have a significant zoning change in Hopewell South ready for review. The change would be needed in order to allow for the kind of denser development Thomson would like to see there.

Last Saturday, Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County wrapped up a Blitz Build at its Osage Place development, which first broke ground in 2021. The development is situated on about eight acres on the southwest side of Bloomington—west of the intersection of Rockport and Rogers, next to RCA Park.

At its Monday meeting, the Bloomington Redevelopment Commission put off a vote on a resolution setting aside $5 million in TIF funds for public infrastructure planning in the city’s southwest quadrant. But the reason for the delay does not appear to be based on the merits of the policy choice.

This report includes new property transfers in Monroe County that haven’t previously been reported by The B Square, with dates ranging from Sept. 30 to Oct. 15, 2025. The data in this report comes from Beacon, the county’s online geographic information system for property and parcel data.

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As many as 2,000 people or more gathered on Saturday afternoon on the grounds of the historic Monroe County courthouse in downtown Bloomington for a “Power to the People” rally. It was one of more than 2,200 coordinated events across the country.