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Analysis | Geographic sprinkling of councilmembers in Bloomington still uneven after election: Implications for redistricting?

Analysis | Geographic sprinkling of councilmembers in Bloomington still uneven after election: Implications for redistricting?

Now that Bloomington’s municipal elections are over, the composition of the city council from 2020 to 2024 is settled. The new edition of the council, which takes office in 2020, includes four new councilmembers. Kate Rosenbarger will take Chris Sturbaum’s seat in District 1. Sue Sgambelluri will take

Election equipment vendor choice for Monroe County still getting mulled by board, vote centers unlikely for 2020

Election equipment vendor choice for Monroe County still getting mulled by board, vote centers unlikely for 2020

The Bloomington city council’s most recent regular meeting fell on Nov. 6, the day after municipal elections were held in Bloomington for just two of six council districts. Elections had been cancelled by the election board in the other four districts because races were uncontested there. None of the

Odds good for historic conservation district on near west side of Bloomington

Odds good for historic conservation district on near west side of Bloomington

At its committee-of-the-whole meeting last Wednesday—the day after municipal elections were held in two city council districts—the Bloomington city council’s deliberations included the outcome of a different kind of public vote. A referendum among the owners of 325 properties in the proposed Near West

Analysis: Amendments to Bloomington’s unified development ordinance to be debated, decided next week and beyond

Analysis: Amendments to Bloomington’s unified development ordinance to be debated, decided next week and beyond

The Bloomington city council’s hearing of a proposed update to the unified development ordinance (UDO) has already stretched across four separate evenings recently, starting with the first one on Oct. 16. It was followed by meetings on Oct. 22, Oct. 23 and Oct. 30. The hearings each night on

County commissioners, mayor meet about convention center: Points of conflict come into sharper focus

County commissioners, mayor meet about convention center: Points of conflict come into sharper focus

Bloomington’s mayor, John Hamilton, attended Wednesday’s regular meeting of the Monroe County three-member board of commissioners to talk about how to move the convention center expansion project forward. He acted on an invitation made by commissioners after a meeting of county and city officials on Tuesday a

Sgambelluri takes city council District 2 over Guenther by 26-point margin

Sgambelluri takes city council District 2 over Guenther by 26-point margin

Spirits were high Tuesday night at Monroe County Democratic Party headquarters on Madison Street. Both Democrats in the only contested races for Bloomington’s municipal elections hand just won seats on the city council in 2020. Ron Smith won a three-way race in District 3. Sue Sgambelluri won her

District 3 city council race: 2-point margin for Democrat Ron Smith over independent Kappas

District 3 city council race: 2-point margin for Democrat Ron Smith over independent Kappas

The three-way race on the ballot for Bloomington’s city council District 3 seat wound up a close two-way contest between Democratic Party nominee Ron Smith and independent Nick Kappas. Independent Marty Spechler was a distant third. Just 23 votes, or 2.4 percentage points, separated Smith from