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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, February 20th, 2024.
In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Kelsey Pease went to the Adult Winter Recess and spoke with attendees. More in the bottom half of tonight’s program.
Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a co-production between WFHB and Lil Bub’s Big Fund.
But first, your local headlines:
Bloomington City Council
At the Bloomington City Council meeting on February 14th, Council Member Sydney Zulich announced that she will be having a town hall meeting on March 2nd at 10 a.m. in the McCloskey Conference Room about combating homelessness in Monroe County.
Mayor Kerry Thomson, shared that First United Methodist and First Christian Church will begin providing shelter for unhoused individuals during inclement weather.
Thompson also informed the public that a volunteer training session will be held at First Christian Church Saturday, on February 17th at 3 p.m.
Next, City Clerk Nicole Bolden read the title and synopsis for Ordinance 2024-01 which would amend a section of city code titled “Streets, Sidewalks and Storm Sewers.”
The city’s Long Range Planner Karina Pazos gave a presentation to the council on the ordinance.
Council Member Hopi Stosberg made a motion to amend the ordinance. Stosberg walked through the amendments.
Stosberg asked about the stump removal section of the ordinance. Urban Forester Haskell Smith offered some clarification.
The council voted 8 to 0 to approve the ordinance as amended. Council Members voted to cancel the February 21st Bloomington City Council meeting. The city council will meet next for its regular session on Wednesday, February 28th.
Bloomington Board of Public Works
During the February 13th meeting of the Bloomington Board of Public Works, the board heard lane and sidewalk closure requests from the Atlantic Engineering Group, or A-E-G. The temporary closures would be intended to continue installing the city’s planned fiber optic network. Engineering Field Specialist Alex Gray walked through the lane and sidewalk closure requests.
Board Secretary James Roach asked if Gray would give some background on the city’s high-speed fiber network initiative. Gray responded. Then, Public Works Director Adam Wason clarified more details on the project as a whole.
The board approved the lane and sidewalk closures by a unanimous vote. The Bloomington Board of Public Works will meet again on February 27th.
Feature Report:
In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Kelsey Pease went to the Adult Winter Recess and spoke with attendees. For more, we turn to Kelsey Pease.
Up next, we have Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a co-production between WFHB and Lil Bub’s Big Fund. We turn now to that segment on the WFHB Local News.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Kelsey Pease, Elyse Perry, Kade Young and Noelle Herhusky-Schneider, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Kelsey Pease.
Lil Bub’s Lil Show is produced by Christine Brackenhoff and Stacy Bridavsky.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
