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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 ...
Week 6: IU Bloomington now warning rank-and-file residents for ...
WEB1 day 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 Week 6: IU Bloomington now warning rank-and-file residents for violation of speech policy October 1, 2024; Withdrawn: Green Acres conservation district application, still appears on Oct. 1 council agenda September 30, 2024; Column: Monroe County provides inspection data to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 ...
Bloomington mulls GO bonds as way to keep tax rate constant, …
WEB3 days ago · 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 ...
Nov. 5 choice: 3 Dems, 1 write-in hopeful for Monroe County …
WEBSep 25, 2024 · For about 90 minutes on Monday night, four candidates for three at-large county council seats fielded questions during a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Bloomington-Monroe County.. Vying for one of the three seats that are up for election on Nov. 5 are incumbent Democrats Trent Deckard and Cheryl Munson. Hoping for their first turn of service on the seven-member county council ...
Bloomington - The B Square
WEB4 days ago · 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
WEB6 days ago · 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 …
New housing plan for Bloomington’s ‘street homeless’ adds case …
WEBAug 6, 2024 · On Tuesday, a new housing action plan was unveiled at a press conference at Bloomington’s city hall.. The press conference was held by Heading Home of South Central Indiana, Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson, and heads of a half dozen nonprofits that provide services to homeless people.. The plan focuses on the “street homeless” (aka the “unsheltered homeless”), as contrasted with ...
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…
Local Government – The B Square
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 ...
The B Square Beacon: Local news experiment goes month-to …
WEBDec 2, 2020 · The monthly goal of $3,333 in total revenue is based on income of $35,000 with $5,000 more to cover expenses. Expenses include website hosting, broadband connection, data plan for cell phone, laptop computer, cell phone, camera, ball point pens, note pads, etc. The monthly pledges of around $1,950 a …