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Nearly 18 months after it was supposed to be seated, a citizens redistricting advisory commission has been appointed by Bloomington’s city council. Their task is to recommend to the city council new boundaries for the six city council districts, to even out the population imbalances that might have resulted

At its Wednesday meeting, Bloomington’s city council took a couple of steps, on 8–1 votes, as a part of a potential deal to get high-speed internet connections built for most of the city. The pending agreement would be inked between Paris-based Meridiam and Bloomington. Under the arrangement, Meridiam

At its Wednesday meeting this week, Bloomington’s city council was expected to vote on a request from Peerless Development to vacate an east-west alley on the Johnson’s Creamery building property off 7th Street. A future housing development, based on its current design, depends on the vacation of the

Early Thursday morning, Andrew Guenther filed the paperwork required to create an exploratory committee for a Bloomington city council run in 2023. Guenther will be starting law school at Indiana University this fall. He holds an undergraduate degree from IU in public affairs, and is currently working on a masters

Any future modifications of the People’s Bank building at the corner of Kirkwood Avenue and Washington Street in downtown Bloomington will need approval from Bloomington’s historic preservation commission. On an 8–0 vote, Bloomington’s city council approved the building as a “notable” historic structure in its own

Monroe County will now own another 70 acres of land at the northwest side of the interchange of SR-46 and I-69. On Tuesday, the county council approved the $640,000 purchase of the land, which contains several limestone quarry holes. The purpose of the land acquisition is to establish the