Image from the Bloomington Council meeting BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The city of Bloomington approved a new city manager at its final April Meeting. Deputy City Manager Jeff Jurgens was elected to be the representative for the new City Manager on April 18. In a unanimous vote, the council appointed Jurgens to the hot seat. Tim Gleason will step down after six years in the position, as he will be relocating […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Bloomington City Council held its first meeting of April on Monday night at the government boardroom and approved phase one of the Downtown Streetscape plan. On a fairly crowded night, four residents voiced their opinion on the approval for the phase one project for the streetscape program during the public comment portion. Chairmen of the Ward of Directors and Vice President of Carle Health Tony Coletta […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Bloomington City Council concluded its final meeting of the month on Nov. 27. The council gave the floor to four residents who would have three minutes to address issues they believed should be resolved in the Bloomington community. Some of the notable features from this meeting were the concerns of the raked leaves on the curb that were supposed to be picked up by the city […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Bloomington City Council held their first meeting of the month on October 9.All items present on the consent agenda passed unanimously except for item 7L, which had been removed for discussion. The proposed item moved to process all Local Business Tax filings electronically. To prevent the city from absorbing the cost of processing, they would be allowed to apply a fee to businesses worth 2.5% of the […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Bloomington City Council held their first council meeting of the month on September 11. City Manager Tim Gleason was sure to be gleeful after Monday's meeting, which resulted in the approval of a 5% pay raise for Gleason, totaling an annual salary just under $220,000 for the city manager of Bloomington. Gleason’s term with the city has continued since 2018, where prior he served as the […]
Photo courtesy Bloomington Fire department Facebook BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - City Manager Tim Gleason announced Bloomington Fire Chief will retire effective Nov. 16. "I appreciate Chief Mohr’s nearly thirty years of service to the City and wish him the very best in his retirement,” said Gleason in a news release. “He has been an excellent example of dedication, professionalism, and upstanding character. This is a tremendous loss to the City and […]
BLOOMINGTON - The Bloomington City Council approved the 2019 Tax Levy earlier this week. City Manager Tim Gleason said that the council was in a position to hold property tax. The purposed tax rate is similar to the tax rate of 2018 which was $20.5 million tax levy estimate with a similar rate. Mayor Tari Renner asked if there was more put into the levy because of growth and strength […]
