City to host second ImagineBloomington workshop

[image:11154]FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 18, 2013

For more information, please contact:
Nate Nickel, Senior Long Range Planner, City of Bloomington Planning Department, 349.3423, [mailto:nickeln@bloomington.in.gov]


City to host second public workshop as part of ImagineBloomington process

Bloomington, Ind. - The City of Bloomington Planning Department will host another public workshop as part of the ImagineBloomington process, which is the City's ongoing effort to develop community goals and update the Growth Policies Plan. The workshop will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25 at the Monroe County Public Library, 303 E. Kirkwood Ave., room 1B.

Workshop participants will be able to vote on their preferred planning options, offer suggestions and provide feedback regarding current ImagineBloomington goals. This second of three scheduled workshop opportunities again aims to vet goals proposed by the ImagineBloomington Steering Committee. The current workshop will focus on draft goals concerning the topics of Arts and Culture, Environment and Human Condition. Another public workshop scheduled for the fall will focus on goals for the remaining topic areas identified by the Vision Statement.

Besides attending the workshop, citizens can monitor ImagineBloomington developments at any time through the project website and social media. Thoughts and ideas can be submitted through an interactive web forum called UserVoice, as well as through an online survey, Facebook and Twitter. Connect online and learn more about ImagineBloomington at [http://www.bloomington.in.gov/imaginebloomington|http://www.bloomington.in.gov/imaginebloomington].

To learn more about the process or past and current workshops, please contact the Planning Department at 349.3423.

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