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Daily Local News – November 7, 2016

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11/7/16
664,000 Hoosiers have voted early as of Friday, setting a new record for the state’s early voting turnout; Monroe County has seen a particularly high early voter turnout this year; Authorities in Marion County say they have received reports that several people around the county have received automated text messages directing them to polling places that are incorrect; A Bloomington woman was killed in a crash on Highway 37 on Saturday, and a Monroe County accident investigation team has placed the fault on the driver of the ambulance that hit her; The City of Bloomington continues to move forward with construction of a multi-use path on East Winslow Road between South Walnut and South Henderson Streets.

FEATURE
Last week, the Bloomington City Council passed an ordinance creating a parking commission to develop a comprehensive parking policy for the city. The commission will have nine members. They include two merchants and one member of a nonprofit — each housed within the downtown meter zone — one city council member, and a representative from the Department of Planning and Transportation, and four other Bloomington residents. Assistant News Director, Sarah Vaughan, met recently with Steve Volan, the city council member who proposed the Commission. Volan is also a volunteer at WFHB. Vaughan spoke with Volan about the need for parking policy, the science of parking, and how parking meter proceeds could benefit public transit.

ACTIVATE
Repeat – Activate! – Black Lives Matter Rally : Zoe Reed and Peyton Wombach

CREDITS
Anchors: Maria McKinley and Rob Schoon
Today’s headlines were written by Jerrod Dill, Joe Crawford; along with Sarah Vaughan for CATSweek, a partnership with Community Access Television Services.
Today’s feature was produced by Sarah Vaughan
Activate! is produced by Jennifer Brooks, along with the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network
Board Engineer: Sarah Hetrick
DLN theme provided by the Impossible Shapes.
Executive Producer: Joe Crawford

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