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A hoped for affordable housing project for senior citizens in Normal will not go forward. The Laborers Home Development Corporation, an offshoot of the Laborers' International Union, had proposed a 46-unit complex that depended in part on tax credits to finance construction.
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Bloomington-Normal leaders have different views whether or how government should be involved in breaking the logjam of factors that has slowed the pace of new housing construction.
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After several months of staff overhaul, Bloomington-based nonprofit PATH is working to stabilize under new Interim CEO Adam Carter. He said he's eager to return the agency to its mission of relationship building.
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The authority issues taxable and tax-exempt bonds to businesses to construct, develop and acquire properties.
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As the new year kicks off, the Town of Normal is looking forward to more capital projects, more equipment purchases, and more economic activity. City Manager Pam Reece said last year was a very busy one with capital improvements and a lot of accomplishments.
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Michael Holtz earned his local fame — or notoriety, depending — for an annual Christmas lights display that's done nothing but grow since the 1990s.
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The Town of Normal is making interim appointments to adjust for a vacancy in the assistant city manager's post. City Manager Pam Reece has temporarily appointed corporation counsel Brian Day to that role.
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The Federal Railroad Administration is giving Illinois $95.1 million for passenger train service. Some of that will go toward the Chicago-to-St. Louis corridor that includes Bloomington-Normal, Pontiac and Lincoln in central Illinois.
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Normal Mayor Chris Koos said the town bears some responsibility for the problems in the Savannah Green subdivision that will be costly to fix, including the town council approving nearly $4 million to repair crumbling streets and alleys.
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Bloomington-Normal may need a different approach to stimulate housing construction. The community first quantified the need for housing in a study a year ago and updated it in June to an estimated 7,500 units.