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140-acre rezone proposal gets first hearing from Bloomington city council, to continue on May 1

140-acre rezone proposal gets first hearing from Bloomington city council, to continue on May 1

A rezone request for about 140 acres in the southwest part of Bloomington will get continued discussion from the city council at its May 1 meeting. At its meeting this past Wednesday, the city council heard the presentation on the Summit District PUD proposal from development services manager Jackie Scanlan,

Suspect in westside Friday night shooting arrested by Bloomington police

Suspect in westside Friday night shooting arrested by Bloomington police

An attempted murder suspect was arrested Friday night by Bloomington police, working with Monore sheriff’s deputies and Indiana state police, after a 55-year-old Bloomington man was shot several times on the city’s west side, south of 3rd Street on South Curry Pike. That’s according to a news

2024 Election notebook: Dems raise $82K in races for county councilor, commissioner

2024 Election notebook: Dems raise $82K in races for county councilor, commissioner

Based on required pre-primary filings by Democrats in Monroe County races, about $82,000 has been raised by nine candidates for county commissioner or county councilor in the May 7 primary. The pre-primary reporting period ended April 12. The required CFA-4 documents were due by noon on Friday. The four

2 change votes, Bloomington city council overrides mayoral veto of anti-pipeline resolution

2 change votes, Bloomington city council overrides mayoral veto of anti-pipeline resolution

Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson’s veto of a resolution opposing a potential water pipeline, from the aquifers of the Wabash River to Lebanon in Boone County, has been overridden by the city council. Wednesday’s vote tally was 7–0 with one abstention, by Kate Rosenbarger. Matt Flaherty did not

Monroe County using big, small grants for road paving, logjam projects

Monroe County using big, small grants for road paving, logjam projects

A marathon’s worth of road repaving projects will be completed this season in Monroe County, aided by a $1.5 million grant from the Indiana Department of Transportation’s (INDOT’s) Community Crossing grant program. A $2.7-million contract with Milestone Contractors for 26 miles worth of road projects

1,143-bedroom student apartment building OK’d in Bloomington’s student housing zoning district

1,143-bedroom student apartment building OK’d in Bloomington’s student housing zoning district

The demolition of about two dozen buildings—several of them single-family houses—north of 17th Street, between Lincoln and Washington streets, will start sometime in the last three months of this year. The removal of the buildings will make way for a new student housing development called Bloomington HUB II,

Beacon’s supportive housing site plan on 3rd Street gets OK from Bloomington, fundraising work remains

Beacon’s supportive housing site plan on 3rd Street gets OK from Bloomington, fundraising work remains

Getting unanimous approval from Bloomington’s plan commission on Monday night was a site plan for the supportive housing and shelter facility that Beacon, Inc. is planning to build on 3rd Street south of Rose Hill Cemetery. The 45,000-square-foot two-story building, which will include a day shelter, a 50-bed