City Releases 2022 Annual City Goals Mid-Year Update
In keeping with the Hamilton administration's commitments to transparency and accountability, this update offers the opportunity to monitor each City department's progress toward stated goals.
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August 2022 News Releases
Seminary Park Gets New Lights; Hopewell Demolition Continues; and the New Dunn Street Sidewalk is Substantially Complete
Numerous infrastructure improvement projects are underway this season to advance community goals, including safety, sustainability, accessibility, equity, economic vitality, and quality of life in Bloomington. The City will provide regular public updates on a range of these improvements as they progress. City departments coordinate with one another, as well as with private developers, to minimize the impact on Bloomington residents and visitors.
City Reports Five New COVID-19 Employee Cases
Five City workers have reported positive results of COVID-19 tests since the August 18 update, including one City Hall (City Hall) employee, one City of Bloomington Utilities (CBU) employee, two Parks and Recreation (Parks) employees, and one Bloomington Housing Authority (BHA) employee.
Federal Funds Bringing Eight Battery Electric Buses to Bloomington Transit
Bloomington Transit (BT), has been awarded $7 million from the federal government to add new electric buses to its fleet. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Low or No Emission Program discretionary grant funds in the amount of $7,040,000 will be used for eight (8) zero emission Battery Electric Buses (BEB) needed for transit service expansion. The resources from the FTA project will provide the necessary capital funding for zero emission BEB’s to be used for service expansion.