A $207 million balanced budget for the next year is under consideration by the Bloomington City Council tonight. The proposal includes additional revenue from a sales tax passed last year and includes more spending for the city’s infrastructure.
The council will also decide on two grant applications for infrastructure improvements. One is a TIGER grant application that will be submitted by the Illinois Department of Transportation for $20 million to spend on U.S. 51 from Olive Street in Bloomington to College Avenue in Normal.
The council will be asked to hold off on a TIGER grant application for an extension from Bunn Street to Commerce Parkway in Bloomington. However, that project will be sent to IDOT to be considered for a FASTLANE grant.
Aldermen will also be asked to consider creating a new ordinance for Uber vehicles to more clearly mark that the vehicles are using the ride-sharing service and to move the process along in finding new point of sale equipment for the U.S. Cellular Coliseum.