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Together with the Monroe County government, the City of Bloomington is supporting a new Winter Contingency Shelter for Women to house up to 40 women currently experiencing homelessness. Each governmental entity will commit $54,250 toward the operational costs of a shelter at Wheeler Mission from November through March.
Mayor John Hamilton today issued the following statement reminding residents to exercise their right to vote in the current election and to be patient in learning the results of the election:
On Monday, October 26, a City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department employee received a positive result of a COVID-19 viral test administered Friday, October 23.
Mayor John Hamilton has asked Miah Michaelsen, Deputy Director of the Indiana Arts Commission, and Valerie Peña, Assistant Vice President/Chief of Staff for the Office of Government Relations & Economic Engagement at Indiana University, to co-chair the Waldron Recommendation Committee, an advisory group that will evaluate and provide recommendations for the future use of the building currently known as the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center.
Water service must be discontinued each fall, to keep ice from damaging water fixtures.
A draft of the proposed new Bloomington Zoning Map has been published to the City’s website as a step in the last phase of the process of updating the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) and Zoning Map, which began nearly three years ago in February of 2018. Approved in April 2020, the UDO brings the City’s land use and development laws into closer alignment with the City’s 2018 Comprehensive Plan to support such goals as housing equity, compact urban form, and sustainability.
The City today released its Plan to Advance Racial Equity, following more than a year of activity and community collaboration. The plan recommends, among other actions, the formation of two resident-led task forces that will undertake long-term processes to evaluate, report on, and propose recommendations to address racism and other types of discrimination in Bloomington, including within the context of law enforcement.
The website afairoftheartsbtown.weebly.com will remain live through Nov. 27.
Starting later this month, motorists will have the opportunity to use a contactless approach to find, reserve, and pay for parking at over 150 spots in two app-only parking zones in Bloomington:
The Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District in collaboration with the Columbus Area Arts Council is hosting the exhibition Paper Pavilions, a group show on view October 1 through November 21 at 411 Gallery, 411 Sixth Street in Columbus, Indiana.
An employee of the Bloomington Police Department received a positive COVID-19 viral test result today.
The City of Bloomington Housing and Neighborhood Development Department (HAND) invites Bloomington-based organizations serving low- and moderate-income residents to apply for the federal funds the department administers through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Program.
The City of Bloomington Commission on the Status of Children and Youth (CSCY) is seeking nominations for the 2020 SWAGGER (Students Who Act Generously, Grow, and Earn Respect) Awards.
The City invites residents to participate in the third public forum of the master planning process for redevelopment of the current IU Health Bloomington Hospital site on Tuesday, October 6, at 6 p.m.
