Tag Archives: Monroe County Commissioners

Business owners on Bloomington’s west side are concerned about the impact of a new road that will connect Vernal Pike to Gates Drive. In their meeting on Wednesday morning, Monroe County Commissioners heard appeals from several businessmen for more communication about the project. Public Works Director Lisa Ridge told commissioners the county was awarded a little over seven million dollars …

The Utilities Service Board will support a water quality initiative, by the Friends of Lake Monroe. Friends of Lake Monroe, a nonprofit, is applying for a federal grant to develop a watershed management plan, which would include the creation of a watershed coordinator position. Sherry Mitchell-Bruker is a hydrologist and founder of the Friends of Lake Monroe. She said the …

Monroe County terminated an agreement with the city of Bloomington yesterday, over the proposed Convention Center expansion. Monroe County Commissioners were incensed over Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton’s communication with a potential developer. Hamilton reached out to the developer privately, to notify them the city was accepting proposals from different developers for the proposed expansion. City of Bloomington Communications Director Yael …

Indiana residents have been receiving unsolicited text messages urging them to call Senator Joe Donnelly’s office.  Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has joined the attorneys general of 25 other states in sending a letter to the U.S. Senate in support of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh.  Indiana Attorney General Cutis Hill has taken to advertising his innocence online.  The Monroe …

Today is officially WFHB Day in Monroe County, and WFHB Community Radio Day in the City of Bloomington. Both the county and the city signed proclamations, recognizing the station’s 25th anniversary. WFHB first began transmitting at 91.3 FM on Monday, January 4, 1993. Monroe County Commissioner introduced the measure during yesterday’s county commissioner’s meeting. Commissioner Julie Thomas cited WFHB’s volunteer …

HEADLINES Bloomington Democratic State Representative Matt Pierce files legislation for voluntary euthanasia; the Monroe County Commissioners are gearing up for the county’s 200th anniversary, saving taxpayer money with new property tax software, and approved new monitoring equipment for the Community Corrections Department; The Commission on the Status of Women is seeking applicants for their annual awards; and both the city …

The Monroe County Board of Commissioners have joined with the City of Bloomington in a class action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors; The City of Bloomington Utilities Department announced plans to begin selling water in bulk next year; Monroe County Treasurer Jessica McClellan has changed the county’s investment policy in order to take advantage of rising interest rates; Concerned …

Monroe County residents continue to protest a waste transfer station proposed by Indiana Green Transfer and Recycling. Half a dozen area residents complained to Monroe County Commissioners last week about the smell and debris the North Angelina Lane facility would create as well as its potential impacts on water and air quality, traffic, and property values. Social worker Susan Burke …

Miscalculation in enrollment is leaving a $9.3 million hole in state funding for public schools; The Lawrence County Sheriff is looking for a suspect who allegedly held a woman at gunpoint and attempted to tie her up; The US Post Office is extending hours of operation for two Bloomington locations and one in Bedford for the holiday season; Democratic State …

The Indiana Daily Student issued an Op-Ed piece in regards to the forceful retirement of their Director of Student Media; New changes to Bloomington’s zoning code will open up more areas to sexually-oriented businesses; The Bloomington City Council heard initial results from the city’s recent salary compensation survey; The Monroe County Commissioners have declared November as ‘National Runaway Prevention Month’. …