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Zoning for duplexes in Bloomington: Public comment to continue next Tuesday at special Bloomington city council meeting

Zoning for duplexes in Bloomington: Public comment to continue next Tuesday at special Bloomington city council meeting

Just before midnight on Wednesday (April 28), Bloomington’s city council voted to end its committee-of-the-whole meeting on the topic of zoning laws regulating duplexes. The meeting ended in the middle of public commentary before the council reached a point of taking any of its customary straw

Bloomington to restart 2017 annexation process

Bloomington to restart 2017 annexation process

Bloomington’s mayor John Hamilton used a 10:30 a.m. live-streamed video on Wednesday to announce the resumption of the city’s 2017 plans for annexation. The live-streamed announcement lasted under five minutes. Based on city website material now posted on the topic of the resuscitated annexation

Monroe County, Bloomington start with different angles on American Rescue Plan process

Monroe County, Bloomington start with different angles on American Rescue Plan process

On Tuesday night, at separate meetings, Bloomington and Monroe County’s governments took their first step towards sorting through a spending plan for a local total of about $50 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. The ARPA is a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill signed into law by

Joint meeting of city, county human rights commissions builds on interlocal agreement

Joint meeting of city, county human rights commissions builds on interlocal agreement

On Monday, the human rights commissions for Bloomington and for Monroe County convened a first-ever joint session. Among other areas of collaboration, the two groups want to make it easier for local residents to get help with human rights issues. The idea is that someone who’s in a

Final climate action plan accepted by Bloomington city council, an evolution from draft

Final climate action plan accepted by Bloomington city council, an evolution from draft

At its regular meeting on Wednesday, Bloomington’s city council voted unanimously to accept the city’s climate action plan. Presenting the plan to the council was Lauren Travis, the city’s assistant director for sustainability. The plan is an advisory document intended to guide city activities and funding priorities,

COVID-19: State tells locals to take walk-ins for shots, Assembly Hall to absorb IU Health vax clinic

COVID-19: State tells locals to take walk-ins for shots, Assembly Hall to absorb IU Health vax clinic

The pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in the earliest phases of the rollout was availability of vaccine. Now, hesitancy to get vaccinated could start to become a limiting factor in the rate of vaccination uptake. That has led Indiana’s state department of health to tell local clinics to start

UDO action highlights: No notices for by-right ADUs, no reduction in parking max for medical clinics

UDO action highlights: No notices for by-right ADUs, no reduction in parking max for medical clinics

After setting a stop time of 10:30 p.m. for its meeting on Wednesday night, Bloomington’s city council managed to grind through eight ordinances that change the city’s basic law on land use, which is the unified development ordinance (UDO). Wednesday’s meeting ended just as the