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2020 Bloomington City Council Roll Call Votes

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  • $3K incentive for new Bloomington bus drivers, as ridership creeps upward from pandemic lows April 20, 2021
  • Potential affordable housing encore for Kohr hospital building takes another step April 19, 2021
  • Opinion: Fare-free public buses in Bloomington deserve a conversation right now April 19, 2021
  • Parking garage ribbon cutting marks transition, a prelude to hoped-for development April 18, 2021
  • “Black Lives Matter” street mural work put off by morning rain, day still not a washout April 17, 2021
  • COVID-19 update: Get vaccinated, keep masking up, local leaders continue to say April 16, 2021
  • 8 of 10 zoning ordinances now teed up for possible vote on April 21 by Bloomington city council April 15, 2021
  • Approaching $750K: Monroe County reimbursement grants to businesses using CARES Act money April 14, 2021
  • Time to attend memorial services of colleagues now covered for Monroe County workers, under revised personnel policy April 14, 2021
  • Opinion: Legislating against Bloomington’s long city council meetings would not be a good use of time April 14, 2021
  • “Black Lives Matter” street mural gets OK from board of public works, to be painted Saturday April 13, 2021
  • Bloomington to get 85 apartments in place of 85 hotel rooms on North Walnut April 12, 2021
  • Column | Register for April 29 Red Cross blood drive, a great way to do a good turn April 10, 2021
  • COVID-19 update: Upward surge of cases continues, but vaccinations accelerate April 9, 2021
  • Bloomington ban on red-light turns in downtown a good step, pedestrian advocate says, but more work needed April 8, 2021
  • April 14 special session likely for some first readings of Bloomington zoning revisions April 8, 2021
  • Bloomington paves way for park-side mixed-use residential project with rezone for warehouse April 8, 2021
  • Monroe County property taxes due: May 10 April 7, 2021
  • Disputed plan commission seat: Court of appeals rules against Bloomington April 6, 2021
  • Plan commission recommends putting residential urban districts on the map April 5, 2021
  • Duplexes to drop in front of Bloomington’s city council as permitted use April 3, 2021
  • “Pandemic is not yet over,” local officials say, as Assembly Hall vax site to boost shot number by 10x next week April 2, 2021
  • Mystery man with political campaign mask at polls motivates election board to develop procedure to document incidents April 1, 2021
  • City council to decide: Is park-side residential development with little onsite greenspace a fair trade for a warehouse? April 1, 2021
  • Housing as a human right gets county support, a good first step, housing advisory group says March 31, 2021
  • Appeal of noise ordinance citation gets full hearing, standard denial by Bloomington public works board March 30, 2021
  • Duplexes OK’d as by-right use for basic residential districts in recs by Bloomington plan commission March 29, 2021
  • Analysis: Duplexes allowed or not, a déjà different question for plan commission? March 28, 2021
  • Upward nudge in Monroe County COVID-19 case numbers means local health regs likely to stay in place, after governor’s April 6 end date March 26, 2021
  • No decision yet on duplex recommendation from Bloomington plan commission March 25, 2021
  • No turn on most red lights: New law considered by Bloomington city council for downtown, campus area March 25, 2021
  • Campus AAPI gathering calls on Indiana governor explicitly to recognize, denounce anti-Asian hate March 24, 2021
  • Local vigil demands justice for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: “Say her Asian name.” March 23, 2021
  • Plex debate preview: “I would just ask everybody to come armed with patience.” March 23, 2021
  • Highlights of Bloomington plan commission recs: no notification needed for ADUs, up to 5K-square foot restaurants in ME zone March 22, 2021
  • Bloomington council says no to corridor zoning for 87-acre parcel March 21, 2021
  • Photos: “March to End the Madness” uses basketball branding in support of homeless community March 20, 2021
  • Hint of potential upward trend for Monroe County COVID-19 cases as local officials look towards ramping up vaccinations March 19, 2021
  • Convention and visitors group eyes 2021 recovery, helped by food and beverage money March 18, 2021
  • Bloomington city council OKs water rate increase, IU to try intervention with state regulators March 18, 2021
  • Bloomington Transit mulls ending pandemic-based fare-free rides March 17, 2021
  • Kirkwood closures won’t include half block in front of CVS pandemic vaccination clinic March 16, 2021
  • Racial, ethnic differences in Monroe County COVID-19 vaccination rates smaller when age considered March 16, 2021
  • Change is the order of the day at Bloomington RDC as Griffin resigns to become deputy mayor March 15, 2021
  • 87-acre parcel rezone doesn’t get hoped-for negotiation at land use committee meeting, heads to Bloomington city council with zero votes in favor March 14, 2021
  • County government preps for post-pandemic hybrid in-person, video-conference meetings March 13, 2021
  • Local officials preach COVID-19 caution as numbers level off, milestones marked March 12, 2021
  • County board of health mulls Greek house guests March 11, 2021
  • County council OKs food and beverage tax proceeds for convention center debt March 10, 2021
  • Proposed redevelopment of warehouse across from new Bloomington park sets stage for debate on density and green space March 9, 2021
  • Zoning law revisions considered by Bloomington plan commission: 3 down, 7 to go March 8, 2021
  • More than doubling of stormwater fee OK’d by Monroe County commissioners, to appear on May property tax bills March 7, 2021
  • Change to Bloomington tax abatement policy swaps in capital investment for job creation, making it easier to justify affordable housing projects March 6, 2021
  • COVID-19 Update | IU’s Assembly Hall could offer 2K shots a day, but officials urge continued caution: “There are still a lot of people suffering.” March 5, 2021
  • $1 million in federal community development grants brings Bloomington’s 30-year total to $28.9 million March 5, 2021
  • 9-hour city council meeting likely a record for Bloomington March 4, 2021
  • Bloomington city council votes down proposed law on protections for houseless on 4–4 tie at 3:21 a.m. March 4, 2021
  • Tickets for failure to clear snow from Bloomington’s sidewalks so far this year: 24 minus 1 March 2, 2021
  • Bloomington police respond to records request, release footage of Seminary Park welfare check on man found dead hours later on Christmas Eve March 2, 2021
  • Bloomington’s $13M Hidden River Project delayed a week by snow, but now underway March 1, 2021
  • Column: Behold the Redhead ducks at Bloomington’s Miller-Showers Park! February 28, 2021
  • Allocation of COVID-19 vaccines to IU Health bumped by nearly 30 percent February 27, 2021
  • Bloomington’s dozen water main breaks in a week make for record-setting start to 2021 February 26, 2021
  • Proposed law on protections for Bloomington’s houseless population prompts question: What are a city’s core services? February 25, 2021
  • Indiana’s highest court says Bloomington did not violate Constitution with Greek house definition February 24, 2021
  • Bloomington’s proposed law protecting encampments puts housing first: “We can’t shelter our way out of this problem.” February 23, 2021
  • Proposed ordinance giving protections to houseless encampments gets a look from Bloomington human rights group February 22, 2021
  • Bill that would regulate Indiana voting systems to ensure one-person-one-vote not seen as essential this session February 21, 2021
  • Downtown Bloomington water main break closes Walnut Street February 20, 2021
  • COVID-19 case numbers continue downward trend, vaccinations upward February 19, 2021
  • Bloomington city council makes procedural debate out of prep for deliberations on homeless encampment ordinance February 18, 2021
  • Century Village gets rezoned on 7–2 vote as Bloomington city council debates question: Who is saying college students are not people? February 18, 2021
  • Approaching $600K: Monroe County’s federal grant relief awards to local businesses, nonprofits February 17, 2021
  • Pandemic puts new bus route optimization plan on hold, with possible stopgap alternative for service to new hospital February 16, 2021
  • Updated: Travel WARNING | Bloomington trash pickup, COVID testing and vaccination clinics impacted by snow February 15, 2021
  • Bloomington design element requirements for residential buildings could be abolished by state legislature February 14, 2021
  • Proposed Bloomington law to protect houseless encampments to get first reading on Feb. 17 February 14, 2021
  • Case of disputed Bloomington plan commission seat gets final papers filed, now wait begins on court of appeals February 13, 2021
  • Monroe County, Bloomington officials say: Get COVID-19 vaccine when it’s your turn February 12, 2021
  • Bloomington rezoning proposal gets less dense before start to formal hearings on March 8 February 11, 2021
  • Local business experts say Monroe County jobs numbers took “big hit” from pandemic, but vaccinations could give economy a shot in the arm February 10, 2021
  • Bloomington annual safety report: Crime down overall, pandemic impact felt, fire and police chiefs to dig into data on response times, race disparities February 9, 2021
  • Bloomington OKs 1,000-bed student development south of football stadium February 8, 2021
  • Bloomington plan commission lawsuit: Appeals court has almost all papers for decision on standing February 6, 2021
  • Crestmont public housing renovations to be funded with $30M bond issuance, units converted to federal RAD program February 6, 2021
  • COVID-19 Update: Infection trends down, local regs mostly same, audit bumps historical death counts February 5, 2021
  • Electioneering case at polls leaves board wondering: Who was that masked man? February 5, 2021
  • Bloomington city council: Yes on historic designation for hospital building, No on restaurant February 4, 2021
  • Monroe County passes half million dollar mark in CARES Act distributions February 3, 2021
  • Trades District gateway art gets OK from Bloomington RDC February 2, 2021
  • No formal bids for parking garage ground-floor retail, but econ development director says: “I am confident that the spaces will be appealing.” February 1, 2021
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  • Monroe County COVID-19 update: Vaccine distribution, infection rates show good relative trends, absolute picture still not ideal January 29, 2021
  • Monroe County commissioners OK rezone, which could mean 330 more housing units on edge of Bloomington January 28, 2021
  • Plan commission lawsuit update: Bloomington makes First Amendment argument against GOP reading of statute January 28, 2021
  • Monroe County prosecutor asks for analysis of possible racial justice disparities in own office January 27, 2021
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  • Bloomington human rights commission waits for specific wording before voting to support possible protections for park encampments January 25, 2021
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  • IU Health’s bonus dose now standard as Pfizer limits COVID vaccine shipments based on 6-dose vials January 24, 2021

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