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On Tuesday, a $370,000 contract with Marshall Security, Inc (MSI) was approved by Bloomington’s board of park commissioners at its regular monthly meeting. Based on payments recorded in Bloomington’s online financial system, from 2021 through mid-November 2024, the city of Bloomington has paid $950,019 to MSI for security in the city’s parks.
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Appearing on the Monday meeting agenda for Bloomington’s redevelopment commission (RDC) is a $1.2-million land deal in the Trades District, north of city hall.. Under the terms of the agreement, Alluinn IU Trades District Hotel, LLC would pay $1.2 million for the land—which are parcels included in the public offering that was made by the RDC in June 2023.
$370K for security in 2025 OK’d by Bloomington park …
2 days ago · On Tuesday, a $370,000 contract with Marshall Security, Inc (MSI) was approved by Bloomington’s board of park commissioners at its regular monthly meeting.. Based on payments recorded in Bloomington’s online financial system, from 2021 through mid-November 2024, the city of Bloomington has paid $950,019 to MSI for security in the city’s parks.
Local Government – The B Square
Oct 21, 2024 · A Friday evening email from Monroe County election supervisor Kylie Farris delivered the daily totals for the first week of early in-person voting in Monroe County for the Nov. 5, 2024 election. Those daily totals added up to 4,249 ballots cast over four days, starting Tuesday (Oct. 8). Based on B Square reporting from 2020, the total of early ...
Bloomington city council, mayor fight: Can legislative body raise …
Oct 31, 2024 · At its Wednesday meeting, Bloomington’s city council approved three salary ordinances for 2025—one for the city’s police officers and firefighters, one for the city clerk’s staff, and one for the other employees of the city, including the members of AFSCME (American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees).. The bitter deliberations on two of the three ordinances revealed ...
Week 12: Protestors of IU free speech policy declare victory, now …
4 days ago · Recent Items. Monroe County jail project now has approved contract with construction manager November 14, 2024; Approvals now complete for purchase of North Park property as new Monroe County jail site November 13, 2024; $370K for security in 2025 OK’d by Bloomington park commissioners, will push total since 2021 to $1M+ November 12, 2024 Photos: 2024 Veterans Day flag raising on Indiana ...
City Council – The B Square
Sep 6, 2024 · On Wednesday, two weeks after Bloomington officials cleared a homeless encampment south of town, some of the residents who lived there addressed a meeting of the city council, which was also attended by the mayor.. At least a dozen people, who either lived in a displaced encampment, or were there to advocate on behalf of the residents, sat in council chambers through the first part of the ...
Bloomington – The B Square
Oct 24, 2024 · At its Wednesday meeting, Bloomington’s traffic commission was briefed on the city’s draft Safe Streets and Roads for All Safety Action Plan.. The document describes “programs, policies, and projects that aim to eliminate serious
A look ahead to 2022: Bloomington area local government stories
Jan 1, 2022 · North Walnut Street Lamp on Christmas Eve. Last year’s lead art for The B Square’s look ahead to 2021 featured this caption: “These numerals began life as a photograph of the sidewalk around the courthouse square in downtown Bloomington, where the crows like to crap. It was that kind of year.” Arguably a worse year was 2021. So this year’s art includes an actual crow and a built-in ...
Expected Monday: Green Acres conservation district vote by …
Aug 10, 2024 · Next Monday at 5 p.m. in a city hall conference room, Bloomington’s historic preservation commission (HPC) has set a special meeting, to consider a single piece of business: an application to designate about 125 acres in the eastern central part of the city as a conservation district. [Updated Aug. 12, 2024: The HPC voted 6–1 to recommend that the city council establish the Green Acres ...