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WEBAug 15, 2020 · Leading up to a Sept. 16 public hearing on an increase to the jail LIT (local income tax), ACLU attorney Ken Falk has sent a letter to Monroe County officials telling them that 300 beds for a new jail in Monroe County is “clearly an inadequate number.”. Falk is the same attorney who filed the 2008 lawsuit against Monroe County on behalf of Monroe County jail prisoners, about overcrowded ...
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WEBJun 25, 2021 · In 2025, Bloomington’s “living wage” will reach $16.22 an hour. Of that $16.22, up to $2.43 can be in the form of health insurance offered to a covered employee. The increase in 2025 will boost Bloomington’s living wage by $0.47 an hour (about 3 percent) from the 2024 level of $15.75. Enacted in 2005 by Bloomington’s city council, the ...
Duplex in central neighborhood OK’d by Bloomington after …
WEB1 day ago · Petitioner Caylan Evans (Sept 19, 2024) On Thursday, Bloomington’s board of zoning appeals (BZA) voted 3–1 to approve the conditional use application for a duplex on an empty lot northwest of Bryan Park in a central Bloomington neighborhood. Dissenting was Barre Klapper. Voting for the duplex were: Tim Ballard, Flavia Burrell, and Jo ...
For now, “free” parking in Bloomington’s new 4th Street …
WEBSep 13, 2021 · Recent Items. Monroe County jail update: Proposed LIT rate cut to 0.175%, North Park purchase on Sept. 25 agenda September 18, 2024; Dry conditions lead Monroe County (Indiana) to enact burn ban until Sept. 24 September 17, 2024; Bloomington tries again for more housing: Second public offering OK’d for Hopewell South blocks in planned new neighborhood at former hospital site September 17, 2024
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WEBAug 13, 2020 · Leading up to a Sept. 16 public hearing on an increase to the jail LIT (local income tax), ACLU attorney Ken Falk has sent a letter to Monroe County officials telling them that 300 beds for a new jail in Monroe County is “clearly an inadequate number.”. Falk is the same attorney who filed the 2008 lawsuit against Monroe County on behalf of Monroe County jail prisoners, about overcrowded ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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.
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WEBThursday was the fourth day in a row for the Bloomington city council to hear from different units within the city about their 2025 budget proposals. Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson had released the proposed budget the previous week. The week’s presentations included all the departments of the ...