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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, May 24th, 2022.
Later in the program, WFHB News speaks with Katie Shy, media correspondent for the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition, about two recently passed resolutions by the Bloomington Faculty Council calling on the IU administration to provide a pathway to unionization for the IGWC. More in today’s feature report.
Also coming up in the next half hour, the Monroe County Redevelopment Commission discussed a study on the cost of development in Monroe County in their latest meeting. That’s coming up next in your local headlines.
Monroe County Redevelopment Commission
On May 18th at the Monroe County Redevelopment Commission meeting Commission Member Richard Martin introduced a speaker who presented on the cost of development in Monroe County.
The research on development in Monroe County was originally done in 2019, which Steve describes has changed since his original findings.
The presenter shared that on Monday he read an article in The New York Times about the issue, pointing out that the housing development decrease post 2008 occured nationally as well. He shared that the article recommended 3 things local governments can do to help.
He said that the interest rates on development make the cost of developing more expensive than the residents in the county can afford.
The next Monroe County Redevelopment meeting will be held on June 15th.
Bloomington City Council
At the Bloomington City Council meeting on May 18th Council Member Steve Volan shared during his report that he has joined a nation wide entity called Coalition Against Bigger Trucks that aims to reduce the size of vehicles allowed on public roads.
Planning Department O’Neill Fellow Ben Sharaf gave a report on the Bloomington Habitat Connectivity Plan.
Sharaf said that their goal is to connect the three areas of green spaces around the city with green corridors by engaging with public land owners. He will be graduating soon and will not be able to keep working on the project, however he hopes that the next O’Neill Fellow will continue with the next steps.
Sharaf also said that they will need to update existing information. He said that since they started the project in 2011, the green spaces in some areas have improved and decreased in others. He recommended that aerial imaging be taken soon to get a picture of what the city currently looks like in terms of wildlife connectivity.
The next meeting will be held on May 25th.
Feature Report:
In today’s feature report, WFHB News Director Kade Young speaks with Katie Shy, media correspondent for the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition, about two recently passed resolutions by the Bloomington Faculty Council calling on the university to provide a pathway to unionization for the IGWC.
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 Kade Young.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
