The Indianapolis City-County Council let the “No sit/No Lie” ordinance die without a vote, yesterday. The vote was cancelled by the ordinances’ author, Republican Minority Leader Michael McQuillen. No other council-member objected to the cancellation. The ordinance would have prohibited any person from sitting or lying on “any surface in ‘public right of way,’ between 6 a.m. and midnight.” …
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Today is number 1 on our countdown of the Top Stories of 2016. In this episode, we take a look back at the many ways Bloomington officials and residents have talked about – and acted on – issues in the downtown area during the past twelve months. Depending on who’s talking, there can be a long list of complaints about …
Read More »In August, Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton announced an initiative to address complaints and issues surrounding safety and civility in downtown Bloomington. The initiative stems from complaints about aggressive panhandlers, and behavioral problems from some persons with mental health and drug abuse issues. The mayor also said some parks employees didn’t feel safe working in downtown parks, and cited public health …
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The city of Bloomington is asking for feedback on a broad range of ideas that could affect the future of the downtown area. From 9AM to noon on Saturday, City Hall is hosting an event where community members will discuss various action ideas generated as part of Mayor John Hamilton’s Downtown Safety, Civility and Justice Initiative. There are dozens of …
Read More »IU students are not going to be the only addition to Kirkwood: City officials are piloting an increased security program to deal with aggressive panhandling and six new cameras will be installed downtown. These will be a continuation of surveillance equipment along the B-Line trail and other strategic locations will include People’s Park and Seminary Park. It’s not yet known …
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