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WEBAug 15, 2020 · 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 living wage at the start was set at $10, with a provision that it increase by an amount based on the CPI (consumer price index).
Duplex in central neighborhood OK’d by Bloomington after …
WEB2 days 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 ...
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WEB3 days ago · 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 ...
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
Unchanged 2024 budget OK’d by Bloomington council after …
WEBOct 12, 2023 · On Wednesday night, Bloomington’s city council gave final approval to the six ordinances that make up the 2024 city budget.. The council’s votes on the six pieces of legislation were nearly unanimous except for the sole dissent of Steve Volan on a …
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 ...
City Council – The B Square
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 ...
Bloomington – The B Square
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 ...
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 ...
Column: Besides loyalty, what budget outcomes does …
WEBMay 29, 2024 · Recent Items. Monroe County vote center study committee gets initial feedback from public July 27, 2024; Next week: Bloomington gateway project back on board of public works agenda July 26, 2024; Monroe County sheriff’s deputies push for retirement plan changes July 25, 2024; Wanted: Non-Democrat to serve on Monroe County’s board of health July 24, 2024 ...
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