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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 · The proposed $145.4 million budget for 2025, which was released by Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson last week, relies on $10 million in general fund reserves. That’s a fact that is included, if not highlighted, in the 383-page budget book. Page 23 shows about $68.45 million in expenses for the general fund, compared to $58.50 million in revenues.
Monroe County jail update: Proposed LIT rate cut to 0.175%, …
WEB1 day ago · The proposed jail LIT (local income tax) rate, which is meant to help pay for a new jail and co-located justice center, has been reduced from 0.2 percent to 0.175 percent. That was the outcome of a 6–1 vote by the county council on Tuesday night. Dissenting was Peter Iversen, who wanted to enact the…
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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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WEBSep 13, 2021 · Recent Items. Short term rentals boost innkeeper’s tax revenue, Bloomington mulls impact on housing supply September 10, 2024; Campus notebook: Weekly free speech vigil at IU Bloomington, long-time activist hosts Sunday edition September 9, 2024; Analysis: Bloomington’s living wage to hit $16.22 an hour in 2025, but work like video services is left out September 8, 2024
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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 ...
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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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 ...
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WEBPosts about Monroe County written by Dave Askins. At its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Monroe County’s capital improvement board (CIB) received three preliminary schematic designs for the planned expansion of the Monroe Convention Center at College Avenue and 3rd Street.. The three design concepts are labeled City, Quarry, and Go Big.
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