The Bloomington Public Library’s $25 million expansion is a step closer to reality, after the project secured major funding Monday in the form of a tax levy, and general obligation bonds.
A Bloomington City Council member says she's worried the city will reject direct aid to flooded-out residents without knowing the full scope of the damage.
On Monday, Bloomington City Council split its vote on whether to approve the nominee for a seat unoccupied since August, but Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe’s tie-breaking vote brought on business owner De Urban as Ward 6 representative.
Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe said Monday the long-term interpersonal “health” of the city council is one of the factors weighing on his delayed decision on the Ward 6 vacancy.
Of the nearly dozen public commenters at Monday night’s Bloomington City Council meeting, more than half criticized Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe’s handling of the vacant Ward 6 seat, unoccupied since Jenn Carrillo stepped down in August.