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Jeff Jurgens, a longtime employee of the city who's been deputy city manager just more than a year, is set to become city manager once Tim Gleason leaves early next month.
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Connect Transit General Manager David Braun said a federal study already has approved the parking deck site and plans are underway to review several submitted proposals for construction.
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"We have to sustain the commitment — and, frankly, the accountability," Ward 7 council member Mollie Ward said about Bloomington's pledge to prioritize accessibility as work on revitalizing downtown Bloomington via the adopted streetscape plan unfolds.
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Bloomington City Council members voted unanimously Monday to approve the streetscape plan for improving downtown Bloomington that has been in the works for the better part of two years.
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Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason said the city of Decatur approached him “unexpectedly” about coming back, adding he pursued job in the Phoenix, Arizona area where he has family, but that fell through after he was named a finalist.
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The Bloomington City Council approved a move that may lead to the elimination of parking minimums in the city at its meeting Monday night.
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Eva Jones was the first woman and person of color to make the District 87 school board. That was in 1971. Six years later, she became president and three years after that she was on the Bloomington City Council.
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The Bloomington City Council voted Monday to finalize construction plans for major work on Fox Creek Road and a bridge crossing the Union Pacific Railroad. City leaders also voted to spend another $2 million on this year’s road and sidewalk maintenance programs.
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Bloomington leaders gathered Monday to dig into $90 million of proposed capital projects for the upcoming year. All the plans are tentative, listed as part of a proposed $332 million fiscal 2025 budget. Bloomington City Council votes on that document April 8.
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Bloomington projects a nearly $332 million budget next year, about 14% higher than its current plan, the city council heard during its meeting Monday. Nearly half of the next budget — roughly $159 million — is dedicated to public safety and capital projects, including work on streets and sewers.