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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, March 28th, 2022.
Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Zyro Roze speaks with educator, author and Rights of Nature attorney Thomas Linzey in Part 4 of an ongoing series on the local news. More in today’s feature report.
Also coming up in the next half hour, we have some recent prison-related news and announcements from the producers of Kite Line – our public affairs program devoted to prison issues in the Midwest and beyond. But first, your daily headlines:
Monroe County Commissioners
At the Monroe County Commissioners meeting on March 23rd, Health Department Director Penny Caudill gave an update on Monroe County’s Covid-19 status.
She said that Monroe County is in the blue advisory category.
Caudill also shared that the Gravity testing site will be closed during the month of April.
Next, Assistant Chief Probation Officer Troy Hatfield asked the commissioners to approve a grant the probation department and Indiana University received to fund research strategies to decrease the chances of a client breaking parole and in turn reducing the amount of time someone will spend in prison.
The Probation Department is receiving $170,000 in total grant funding provided by Arnold Ventures. Hatfield said that the grant completely funds the program.
The commissioners approved the grant unanimously. The next Monroe County Commissioners meeting will be held on March 30th.
Bloomington Board of Zoning Appeals
On March 24th at the Bloomington Board of Zoning Appeals meeting Development Services Manager Jackie Scanlan shared a petitioner’s request for a variance from tree preservation standards. Scanlan said that the property has approximately forty four thousand square feet of tree canopy which is required under the Urban Development Ordinance.
The petitioner worked with Bloomington Transit to add bus stops throughout the site which Scanlan said would be beneficial to the city. However, in doing so they would need to remove more trees than the current code would allow.
Scanlan said that the petitioner proposed a two to one mitigation plan to offset the tree removal. Scanlan said that the department recommends approving the tree preservation variance.
The board approved the request unanimously. The next Board of Zoning Appeals meeting will be held on April 21st.
Feature Reports:
Up next, we have some recent prison-related news and announcements from the producers of Kite Line – our public affairs program devoted to prison issues in the Midwest and beyond. Kite Line airs each Friday at 5:30 p.m. on WFHB. The program is available online or wherever you get your podcasts.
In today’s feature report, WFHB Correspondent Zyro Roze speaks with Thomas Linzey, senior legal counsel at the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights. The conversation begins with our host asking our guest whether any Rights of Nature cases will make their way to the Supreme Court. This is Part Four of this ongoing series on the WFHB Local News.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Noelle Herhusky-Schneider, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Zyro Roze.
Kite Line is produced by Mia Beach.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
