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The Bloomington Common Council approved the demolition and replacement of the downtown Fourth Street parking garage in a marathon five-hour meeting last night. Area residents formed a line that extended out the Council Chambers door in order to voice their opinions both for and against the rebuild during a public comment period that lasted for two hours. Council members Dave …

Last night, the Bloomington Common Council approved a $2.5 million tax break for local bio tech company, Catalent. The tax break is being awarded as Catalent plans a $125 million expansion of its local facilities.  Brian Payne, the city’s assistant director of economic and sustainable development, said Catalent’s expansion will come in two phases, and yield 200 new jobs. Catalent currently …

The Bloomington Common Council declined to approve $18.5 million in bond funding to rebuild the Fourth Street Garage, during its meeting last night. Instead, council members want to see the garage repaired. Council members said repairing the downtown garage will buy the city time to examine downtown transportation and parking needs. A five-year repair is estimated to cost around $1.5 …