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WEBAug 15, 2020 · The biggest part of the tax bills for Bloomington property owners could be increasing on average by about 14.5 percent in 2025. That’s because Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson and city councilmembers are considering issuing a general obligation bond that would require an additional $3.743 million in property tax revenue to pay back, beyond the $1.43 million in additional property taxes that ...
Bloomington council nixes Green Acres conservation district, …
WEB2 days ago · At its Tuesday meeeting, Bloomington’s city council voted unanimously to reject a proposed historic conservation district for Green Acres.. The tally on the vote for approval was 0-8. The total was not 9, because Dave Rollo was absent. That outcome lifted the interim protection order for the structures in about 125 acres which are located in the eastern central part of Bloomington.
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WEBSep 28, 2024 · The biggest part of the tax bills for Bloomington property owners could be increasing on average by about 14.5 percent in 2025. That’s because Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson and city councilmembers are considering issuing a general obligation bond that would require an additional $3.743 million in property tax revenue to pay back, beyond the $1.43 million in additional property taxes that ...
Bloomington - The B Square
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Sample Gates, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana (Sept. 22, 2024) Just after 11 p.m. at Indiana University’s Sample Gates in Bloomington on Sunday night was the fifth week in a row that a protest was held against IU’s new “expressive activities” policy. It’s the spot where Kirkwood Avenue dead ends at the western edge of the Bloomington campus.
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WEBSep 6, 2024 · On Wednesday, two weeks after Bloomington officials cleared a homeless encampment south of town, some of the residents who lived there addressed a meeting of the city council, which was also attended by the mayor.. At least a dozen people, who either lived in a displaced encampment, or were there to advocate on behalf of the residents, sat in council chambers through the first part of the ...
Week 6: IU Bloomington now warning rank-and-file residents for ...
WEB3 days ago · Recent Items. Week 6: IU Bloomington now warning rank-and-file residents for violation of speech policy October 1, 2024; Withdrawn: Green Acres conservation district application, still appears on Oct. 1 council agenda September 30, 2024; Column: Monroe County provides inspection data to chew on, food for thought, a buffet of information September 30, 2024 ...
Suspect in northwest Bloomington rape faces additional charges …
WEB2 days ago · In a news release issued on Wednesday, Oct. 2, Bloomington’s police department announced the arrest of a suspect in a rape that was committed towards the city’s northwest side in the early morning hours of Monday, Sept. 30.. According to the news release, on Tuesday afternoon, Rodrigo Perez Curiel was booked into the Monroe County jail on a charge of rape while armed with a deadly weapon ...
Annexation update: Bloomington mayor, city council to hold …
WEBAug 10, 2024 · Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson has called a closed-door meeting with the city council for next Wednesday evening (Aug 14), to brief councilmembers on the city’s pending annexation litigation. Under state law, the discussion of pending litigation is one of several reasons why a public agency can hold a meeting that is not open to the…
A look ahead to 2022: Bloomington area local government stories
WEBJan 1, 2022 · North Walnut Street Lamp on Christmas Eve. Last year’s lead art for The B Square’s look ahead to 2021 featured this caption: “These numerals began life as a photograph of the sidewalk around the courthouse square in downtown Bloomington, where the crows like to crap. It was that kind of year.” Arguably a worse year was 2021. So this year’s art includes an actual crow and a built-in ...
Next week: Bloomington to send invites to nonprofits to apply for …
WEBFeb 29, 2024 · Next Monday (March 4), the initial invitation from Bloomington’s city council to apply for this year’s round of Jack Hopkins social services funding will be emailed to around 350 nonprofits. That’s according to Bloomington city council staff attorney Stephen Lucas, after a Thursday afternoon meeting of the council’s Jack Hopkins committee.