Bloomington city council
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Bloomington City Council held its first meeting of April on Monday night at the government boardroom and approved phase one of the Downtown Streetscape plan. On a fairly crowded night, four residents voiced their opinion on the approval for the phase one project for the streetscape program during the public comment […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The City of Bloomington held their second council meeting of the month March 25. Along with numerous presentations of financial standings for the city and the Parks and Recreation Department summer plans, the Bloomington City Council oversaw the re-accreditation of the Bloomington City Police Department at Monday evenings meeting, among additional business […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Bloomington City Council held its final meeting of the month on Feb. 26 at the government center boardroom. Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe recognized firefighter Donovan McIntire for completing one year of a probationary period for the Bloomington Fire Department to start the meeting. “Donovan said he always wanted to have an active […]
Image Courtesy of the Bloomington City Council BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Bloomington City Council held their first meeting of the month on Feb. 12. Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe started the meeting off by granting a proclamation to the Hindu Swayamskevak Sangh (HSS) organization for the Health for Humanity Yogathon. HSS is a non-profit organization that is […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Bloomington City Council concluded its final meeting of the month on Nov. 27. The council gave the floor to four residents who would have three minutes to address issues they believed should be resolved in the Bloomington community. Some of the notable features from this meeting were the concerns of the […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Bloomington City Council held its first council meeting of the month on November 13. Public comments addressed concerns about the city. Among these were apprehensions regarding the structural integrity and safety of Bloomington’s roadways, with specific emphasis on sidewalks lagging behind in compliance with handicap accessibility standards, unattended potholes and a […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Bloomington City Council held its final council meeting of the month on October 23. Assistant Director of the Economic Community Development Department Kelly Pfeiffer spoke on behalf of the property that was going to be annexed. Pfeiffer said, “The residency is currently uninhabitable due to a well failure. The owners are […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Bloomington City Council held their first meeting of the month on October 9. All items present on the consent agenda passed unanimously except for item 7L, which had been removed for discussion. The proposed item moved to process all Local Business Tax filings electronically. To prevent the city from absorbing the cost […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Bloomington City Council held their first council meeting of the month on September 11. City Manager Tim Gleason was sure to be gleeful after Monday’s meeting, which resulted in the approval of a 5% pay raise for Gleason, totaling an annual salary just under $220,000 for the city manager of Bloomington. […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill.- A member of the Bloomington Planning Commission is putting her best foot forward to run for Ward 3. Over twenty years ago, Sheila Montney moved to Bloomington by herself with only her dogs to keep her company, and she has never looked back. Originally from a small town in Arkansas, Montney grew up […]