"It's not a matter of being overly aggressive or more aggressive it's just working through the backlog of those inspections," Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe said in a recent interview for Sound Ideas. "We would be devastated if something were to happen because it's something that we overlooked."
The Democratic U.S. congressman talked about revitalizing both downtown Bloomington and Uptown Normal, saying there's an emphasis on "bringing our communities back together to this livable, central core."
The new council members are Jenna Kearns, Ward 1; John Wyatt Dannenberger, Ward 4; Cody Hendricks, Ward 6; and Kent Lee, Ward 8. Ward 2 incumbent Donna Boelen also was sworn in following her reelection.
Bloomington will use a $500,000 state grant to build out sections of Constitution Trail along the north side of Hamilton Road, and the west side of Hershey Road.
During Tuesday's non-voting meeting, the Bloomington City Council and Mayor Mwilambwe were presented with the city’s Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan as well as the Bloomington Police Department’s ideas for using a $500,000 violence prevention grant.