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Mayor Kerry 6:00-6:30 p.m.
Kerry Thomson became Bloomington’s 33rd Mayor on January 1, 2024. Her priorities for Bloomington include:
- Economic Vitality
- Housing
- Public Safety
- Partnering for Progress
- Inclusion and Accessibility
- Open Government
- A Sustainable City
- Transportation
- Quality of Place
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Planning and Transportation Department 6:30-7:00 p.m.
As Bloomington continues to evolve and change as a community, the City of Bloomington Planning and Transportation Department has a very important mission: To ensure that the elements that make Bloomington special are maintained and enhanced as new development and redevelopment occurs. In order to ensure that our community retains its unique qualities, it is important to proactively plan for the impacts of this future development.
The department is organized into two divisions: Development Services and Planning Services.
- Development Services provides expertise on zoning and land use questions, reviews development petitions, administers and issues permits, enforces zoning ordinances, and provides policy direction related to environmental protection.
- Planning Services provides expertise on long-range planning studies and sub-area planning studies for land use and transportation policy, collects, and analyzes and disseminates data.
Boards and Commissions:
MPO Citizens Advisory Committee
MPO Technical Advisory Committee
Links:
Planning and Transportation website
The Unified Development Ordinance (UDO)
Planning and Transportation Facebook
Engineering Department 7:00-8:00 p.m.
The Engineering Department contains the Capital Project Services Division and the Right-of-Way Management Services Division. These divisions are responsible for overseeing activities in the City’s approximately 1,800 acres of public right of way and for carrying out the City’s vision to achieve a safe, efficient, equitable, and sustainable transportation system that works for people of all ages and abilities using all modes of transportation. Staff members work to improve the City's multimodal transportation network, manage construction within and use of the public right of way, and provide technical assistance to numerous internal and external groups.
Boards and Commissions:
Links:
Engineering Department website