Henson Disposal’s proposal to build a waste transfer station south of the city advanced Monday, with the Bloomington City Council approving a preliminary plan, and agreeing to extend sewer and water mains to the property.
On today's episode, Bloomington deputy city manager Billy Tyus discusses police tech upgrades and smart cities technology, four candidates are running for two McLean County Board seats in north Normal, and a central Illinois historian compares the Cuban missile crisis with today's Russian nuclear threat in Ukraine.
The Town of Normal is making Smart Cities technology a big priority. The City of Bloomington has been less vocal on that front, but also is leveraging new tech. Smart Cities technology, broadly defined, is supposed to make city operations smoother for the public and more efficient for the municipality.