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Monroe County councilors find $500K in projects that don’t need GO bond, get heads-up on RFP for election equipment

Monroe County councilors find $500K in projects that don’t need GO bond, get heads-up on RFP for election equipment

At a joint work session held Friday afternoon by Monroe County commissioners and councilors, the elected officials got a rundown of itemized cost estimates for projects to be funded with a $5-million general obligation (GO) bond. The gathering grew out of some frustration on the part of councilors, expressed on

Photo: Demolition of 4th Street parking garage starts in earnest

Photo: Demolition of 4th Street parking garage starts in earnest

First reading of Bloomington 2020 budget: “The two issues are police and climate change.”

First reading of Bloomington 2020 budget: “The two issues are police and climate change.”

At a special meeting held on Wednesday night, the Bloomington city council got a formal first reading of the half dozen ordinances that make up the 2020 budget, proposed by Mayor John Hamilton’s administration. At their committee-of-the whole meeting, which followed on the heels of the special meeting, the

No burn ban for Monroe County, but new tornado siren software

No burn ban for Monroe County, but new tornado siren software

A dozen counties in southern Indiana have declared burn bans in the last few days—Crawford and Jefferson counties were the first to declare one, on Sept. 19. But Monroe County is not among them. The county’s director of emergency management, Allison Moore, told the board of commissioners on

Bloomington’s plan commission sends revised unified development ordinance (UDO) to city council with 9–0 recommendation to adopt

Bloomington’s plan commission sends revised unified development ordinance (UDO) to city council with 9–0 recommendation to adopt

Bloomington’s plan commission voted 9–0 Monday night to recommend adoption of a revised version of the city’s unified development ordinance (UDO) to the city council. That starts a 10-day clock ticking for the commission’s action to be certified. Once certified, the city council has 90-days to

Bloomington’s 2020 budget heads to council with few changes, stalled bargaining talks mean flat pay for police

Bloomington’s 2020 budget heads to council with few changes, stalled bargaining talks mean flat pay for police

The 2020 budget that’s included in the Bloomington city council’s meeting packet for this Wednesday is virtually the same as the one that was presented in a series of departmental hearings in August. It does not include, as a couple of councilmembers had suggested, the creation of a

New tree study for Bloomington measures canopy at 38 percent, climate strikers demand 60 percent

New tree study for Bloomington measures canopy at 38 percent, climate strikers demand 60 percent

A key stat from a new tree inventory for the city of Bloomington, released on Tuesday, found its way into a list of climate activist demands presented to Mayor John Hamilton on Friday. The demands were presented to the mayor a little after 3 p.m. by around 400 people