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Registered voters in Bloomington have the chance to vote today for the Mayoral seat and contested City Council positions in their residential districts. Bloomington polls are scheduled to close at 6 p.m. Voter turnout in Bloomington has been low thus far, according to Monroe County Elections Supervisor, Karen Wheeler. She said voter turnout for the municipal primary stands at around …

The Bloomington Common Council approved the demolition and replacement of the downtown Fourth Street parking garage in a marathon five-hour meeting last night. Area residents formed a line that extended out the Council Chambers door in order to voice their opinions both for and against the rebuild during a public comment period that lasted for two hours. Council members Dave …

Last night, the Bloomington Common Council approved a $2.5 million tax break for local bio tech company, Catalent. The tax break is being awarded as Catalent plans a $125 million expansion of its local facilities.  Brian Payne, the city’s assistant director of economic and sustainable development, said Catalent’s expansion will come in two phases, and yield 200 new jobs. Catalent currently …

The Bloomington Common Council declined to approve $18.5 million in bond funding to rebuild the Fourth Street Garage, during its meeting last night. Instead, council members want to see the garage repaired. Council members said repairing the downtown garage will buy the city time to examine downtown transportation and parking needs. A five-year repair is estimated to cost around $1.5 …

In a two hour special session on Tuesday, City Council members heard members of the public  voice their concerns over Bloomington Police Department’s  purchase of an armored vehicle; The Indiana Legislature voted on amendments today to a Republican-sponsored bill that would require parents’ written permission for their children to be taught about human sexuality; An initiative to give Cook Group its own …

Bloomington City Council members are working to limit the heights of new, downtown development. In their ongoing revision of the city’s comprehensive plan, council members voted unanimously to remove language that would increase building heights to achieve maximum residential density. In last night’s meeting, Council member Isabel Piedmont-Smith authored the amendment to strike the language from the plan. She says …