Jack Forrest

4 weeks ago | idsnews.com | Jack Forrest

city bloomington Capital Improvement Board President John Whikehart said there’s a “sense of urgency” to quickly develop a hotel for the Monroe Convention Center expansion. Jane Kupersmith, Bloomington economic and sustainable development director, said at the board’s meeting Wednesday there is no formal change in the hotel’s status, but the city continues to work with developer Dora Hospitality.

1 month ago | idsnews.com | Jack Forrest

city bloomington Last March, the Bloomington Transit Board of Directors approved a resolution seeking over $35 million in federal funding to build a new administrative, operation and maintenance facility. The total budget between federal and local funds was set at nearly $44 million. Bloomington Transit did not receive that $35 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant. A year later, the public transportation provider is still pursuing the project.

1 month ago | idsnews.com | Jack Forrest

city politics Around 30 people attended the Bloomington City Council’s special legislative session Wednesday, likely hoping to speak on controversial resolutions that would start a process to amend the city’s Unified Development Ordinance. They never got that chance. Instead, the meeting was adjourned in just under an hour — the council’s shortest session since a 10-minute one in September.

1 month ago | idsnews.com | Jack Forrest

city Monroe County will pause consideration of new county jobs, reclassifications and description changes that increase county costs. The County Council made the move Tuesday to “mitigate the need for more aggressive budgetary measures” amid uncertainty with state and federal legislation. “This is a decision that we don’t make lightly, but it’s a decision that we feel like we must make,” Council President Pro Tempore Peter Iversen said at the meeting.

1 month ago | idsnews.com | Jack Forrest

city bloomington Bloomington is expanding its traffic barriers alongside East Third Street bike lanes, according to a press release Friday. The barriers, meant to improve safety and accessibility, will be installed in the painted buffer between the bike and vehicle lanes on South Indiana and South Rose Avenue. Weather permitting, the installation will take place over IU’s spring break from March 17-22, according to the release.