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Articles in this section cover Bloomington city council, the mayor's office, Monroe County's board of commissioners, county council, and all the other local units.

Delayed notice for Bloomington water shutoff leaves one CBU customer dry, questioning reconnection fee

Delayed notice for Bloomington water shutoff leaves one CBU customer dry, questioning reconnection fee

If you don't pay your water bill, the City of Bloomington Utilities (CBU) will eventually disconnect your service. That was not a surprise to one B Square reader who recently had his water shut off. But he was surprised that he didn't get the kind of

Leaning century-old wall at The Mill in Bloomington's Trades District deemed unsafe, event space temporarily shut down

Leaning century-old wall at The Mill in Bloomington's Trades District deemed unsafe, event space temporarily shut down

The south wall of the former Showers Brother Furniture building that houses The Mill in Bloomington's Trades District is unstable—because it's as much as 4 inches out of plumb. That means the event space next to the wall is temporarily shut down, and no one

Hopewell East bids received from 5 firms, redevelopment group OKs due diligence on former convalescent center as police HQ

Hopewell East bids received from 5 firms, redevelopment group OKs due diligence on former convalescent center as police HQ

At Monday night's meeting of Bloomington's redevelopment commission, five bids were opened for the public offering that was made in November 2024 for land in the future Hopewell neighborhood. That's the former site of the IU Health Hospital, and the area around it. The

Ground floor office space in Bloomington public parking garages close to full occupancy

Ground floor office space in Bloomington public parking garages close to full occupancy

The ground-floor office spaces in both of the city of Bloomington's two relatively new parking garages—at 4th Street and in the Trades District at 10th Street—could soon finally be occupied. In the Trades District, Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) moved into the ground-floor space at the start

April 7 public hearing kicks off formal feedback period on vote centers for Monroe County

April 7 public hearing kicks off formal feedback period on vote centers for Monroe County

Monday's public hearing (April 7) on the idea of establishing vote centers for Monroe County was a focus of conversation at last Thursday's county election board meeting. Vote centers are different from the kind of precinct-based polling locations that are currently used by Monroe County. At

Mayor: New installations paused for Bloomington's high-speed fiber network

Mayor: New installations paused for Bloomington's high-speed fiber network

A question emailed on March 10 by The B Square to the city of Bloomington about the status of the city's fiber network buildout got an answer late Friday afternoon (April 4): "The subcontractor failed—plain and simple." The quote came from Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson

State of the City: Mayor says Bloomington 'ready to soar' after first year of team building

State of the City: Mayor says Bloomington 'ready to soar' after first year of team building

Thursday night’s State of the City event, held at the Waldron Arts Center on South Walnut Street in downtown Bloomington, departed from the traditional template, which makes an address from the mayor the one big focus. Even if she also put some others on stage, Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson