Tag Archives: Chris Sturbaum

Long-time incumbents faced upsets in Bloomington’s Common Council races, yesterday. Of the six candidates running for the city’s three At-Large seats, which aren’t tied to representation of a particular district in the city, two incumbents advanced through yesterday’s party primary. Susan Sandberg and Jim Sims will continue serving as At-Large Council Members, but incumbent Andy Ruff was out-balloted by newcomer …

The Bloomington Common Council may heavily amend an ordinance regulating motorized scooter use, proposed by the city’s administration. The proposed ordinance not only regulates scooter operations, it sets fees and data reporting requirements. In its initial form, the proposed rule limits scooter use to sidewalks, provides access to low income riders, and prohibits scooter use for those under the age …

Early voting for this May’s primary elections begins today. Yesterday was the end of voter registration, but residents can still check their registration and precinct ballot, via the state’s official voter website. On the ballot in this year’s primary are five contested races for the Bloomington City Council: In District 1, incumbent Chris Sturbaum faces Kate Rosenbarger and Denise Valkyrie; …

The Bloomington City Council will take up two, multi-million dollar bonding initiatives tonight. A ten million dollar bond would fund parks projects. Another $29.5 million bond would build two new parking garages in Bloomington’s downtown. The proposed parks bond would fund more than seven miles of new trails, and 1,400 new trees. It would also pay for the creation of …

The Bloomington City Council took up amendments to the city’s draft comprehensive planning document in a special session last week. Council members continue to keep the issue of affordable housing a priority. Dave Rollo has added an amendment to protect affordable housing in the city’s core neighborhoods. Rollo says the amendment acknowledges the need for mixed housing developments to accommodate …

A New York Times article released this afternoon alleges that the Indiana University Foundation off-shored assets in the Cayman Islands, Vice President Michael Pence will visit Plainfield tomorrow to advocate for the Trump administration’s tax reform bill, and low-income families in Indiana can now apply for financial heating assistance. Feature: Bloomington Planning Director Terri Porter accuses City Council member Chris Sturbaum …

This week on Interchange, Saving Place: Passion, Politics and Sustainability in Historic Preservation. Host Trish Kerle’ speaks with Bloomington city council member and small business owner, Chris Sturbaum, and Duncan Campbell, historic preservation consultant, retired associate professor of Architecture and director of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at Ball State University about current preservation challenges in Bloomington. Also discussed …

Last week the Bloomington Plan Commission heard a request to build a four-story building alongside the downtown B-Line Trail, to include thirty-five high-end apartments and condos. The building would occupy about half of a city block, and it would also include some space for businesses on the first floor. The owners currently run the private equity firm Elmore Companies, and …