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One of the wrinkles in the downtown Bloomington Tax Increment Financing District the city council has just created is that if it doesn't perform, half the property tax money generated will go back to taxing bodies like Bloomington schools.
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Bloomington City Manager Jeff Jurgens says people cannot sleep along Constitution Trail. He tells WGLT there have been "numerous complaints" and it's a public safety concern. But, many have nowhere to go.
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A majority of Bloomington city council members want to offer some financial relief to home builders to help jumpstart construction, according to city manager Jeff Jurgens.
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O’Neil Aquatics Center has been under construction for years, but the facility is finally opening. Starting Saturday, community members can dip their toes into the new pools and splash pad — just in time for summer.
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Jeff Jurgens, Bloomington's new city manager, expects to move expeditiously to address the Twin City housing shortage. Jurgens said in a Sound Ideas interview there will be a council meeting early next month to talk about barriers to creating new housing and sharing ideas of what the city can do.
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Get a letter in the mail this week about lead service lines and lead in the water? City Manager Jeff Jurgens says "there's not a need to panic."
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McLean County's housing shortage has been ongoing for years. By end of June, City Manager Jeff Jurgens said Bloomington hopes to have a “concrete plan” that “the council can act on.”
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Officials from Bloomington-Normal shelters, social service agencies, police, fire and local government met Monday to brainstorm a temporary solution to the homeless encampment in west Bloomington before the summer heat hits.
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As expected, the Bloomington City Council Monday night approved Deputy City Manager Jeff Jurgens as Tim Gleason's replacement. Billy Tyus, the other deputy city manager, did not seek the position and will remain in his current role.
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Bloomington wants to partner with Home Sweet Home to put around $1 million in federal grant money toward shelter improvements. That includes solar panels, potential shelter expansion and the development of a non-congregate shelter for those currently encamped across the city.