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YWCA Stepping Stones in Bloomington outlined in its proposal that it will use the funds to hire a new counselor and continue paying for six months of a current staff member’s salary in the hope of bringing down a wait list that reached up to 65 people when the group recently lost annual federal funding it typically received.
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McLean County Board Chair Catherine Metsker suspended meetings for the behavioral health advisory committee. She's given little detail about what that might mean for committee members or the public. Here's what WGLT knows so far.
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A request for $100,000 in stopgap funding for YWCA McLean County's Stepping Stones has proved contentious, with multiple County Board meetings mired by discussing proper protocol and procedure. Despite this, two boards approved the proposal and the full County Board is set to vote on it Thursday.
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McLean County Board’s Behavioral Health Coordinating Council (BHCC) meetings were indefinitely suspended Friday because it has not been fulfilling the goals set out in 2016, according to an email obtained by WGLT from County Administrator Cassy Taylor. The email said it was “sent on behalf of the County Board Chair” Catherine Metsker.
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Stepping Stones is asking for $100,000 one-year stop-gap funding primarily to hire an additional counselor that will bring down the waitlist, and the Behavioral Health Coordinating Council (BHCC) is set to vote on the proposal Friday.
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George Wendt has served the largely rural and very Republican leaning McLean County Board District three for 14 years. In an unusual event, Wendt faces a primary challenge from Brian Loeffler, a farmer in the southern and western part of the county.
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The McLean County Board voted 11-6 in favor of an application for a waste transfer site in south Bloomington. Next, the proposal needs approval from the state's pollution control board.
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In August, Lakeshore Recycling Systems submitted an application to develop a second waste transfer center in Bloomington, a facility the company says will meet a growing demand within McLean County. A series of public hearings on the matter concluded in December.
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The McLean County Board on Thursday rejected a proposal calling for the board to oppose tax-supported services for certain groups of immigrants. The 13-to-7 vote followed nearly two hours of public comments before a standing room-only crowd.
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An immigration rights advocate says more than 75 migrants bused from the southern border since 2022 are already living in McLean County.