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Bloomington corporation counsel on city council’s police pay resolution: “This is in some ways the council taking over the bargaining process.”

Bloomington corporation counsel on city council’s police pay resolution: “This is in some ways the council taking over the bargaining process.”

The backdrop of a city council work session on Friday was news that another Bloomington police officer had unexpectedly left the department the day before, following on the heels of a resignation the previous week. The focus of the work session was to consider a resolution calling for increased police

Bloomington gets final OK from feds for $3.5 million grant towards technology center

Bloomington gets final OK from feds for $3.5 million grant towards technology center

In a news release issued Friday afternoon, the city of Bloomington announced that it had received a $3.5-million award from the federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) to help build a technology center in the Trades District. The location is north of Bloomington’s city hall building in the Trades

Monroe County election board member on voting logistics: “We don’t want to be forced to make lemonade out of lemons.”

Monroe County election board member on voting logistics: “We don’t want to be forced to make lemonade out of lemons.”

Monroe County commissioners want the election board to consider an approach to early voting that would use more than one location for voters to cast their ballots ahead of election day. County commissioners would also like the election board to pursue the option of establishing “vote centers” for voting on

$30M in loans for improvements: Bloomington Housing Authority’s Crestmont Community

$30M in loans for improvements: Bloomington Housing Authority’s Crestmont Community

At its Wednesday meeting, the city council approved the final step in a process that will lend $30M to an entity created by Bloomington Housing Authority (BHA), called Bloomington RAD II, LP. The money will be used to make improvements to the 196-unit public housing complex on the city’s

341 bedrooms: Revised zoning for eastside project OK’d by Bloomington city council

341 bedrooms: Revised zoning for eastside project OK’d by Bloomington city council

Getting unanimous approval from Bloomington’s city council on Wednesday was the tweaked zoning for a project by Curry Urban Properties that will build 233 apartments with 341 bedrooms on the 3.2-acre empty lot at the northwest corner of Pete Ellis Drive and Longview Avenue. Compared to the planned

Bloomington city council to mull resolution on “certain inadequacies within the police budget”

Bloomington city council to mull resolution on “certain inadequacies within the police budget”

The proposed 2022 budget for Bloomington’s police department will be the topic of a city council work session on Friday at noon, and a special meeting of the council set for 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday (Sept. 8). Up for discussion will be a resolution sponsored by councilmembers

Bloomington annexation now two small chunks smaller, votes set for Sept. 15

Bloomington annexation now two small chunks smaller, votes set for Sept. 15

Bloomington’s city council voted on Tuesday night to exclude two small chunks from one of the proposed areas in the currently pending eight-area annexation plan. The chunks that are no longer on the table to be made a part of the city of Bloomington, came from Area 2, which