![]() Mick Renneisen, who has worked for the City of Bloomington for four decades, will retire on April 23. He currently serves as deputy mayor, but spent most of his career in the Parks & Recreation Department, including nearly 20 years as administrator. Mick also has been an NCAA statistician for the IU men's basketball team and the internal press box announcer for IU football home games since 1983, roles in which he intends to continue. Click here to read the city's press release about his career.
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![]() The City of Bloomington planning staff have released a final draft proposal for the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) that will be heard by the city Plan Commission on March 8. The draft revises some of the initially proposed changes. For example, it pulls back on a controversial plan to allow duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes in several neighborhoods that are predominantly single-family homes. Click here to learn more about the proposal. The Plan Commission's March 8 public hearing on the UDO begins at 5:30 p.m. on Zoom via this link. ![]() Updates on police, fire and initiatives of the Community and Family Resources Department (CFRD) were part of Bloomington's 5th annual State of Public Safety report, featured in a Feb. 9 presentation. In addition to Mayor John Hamilton, presenters included Police Chief Mike Diekhoff, Fire Chief Jason Moore, and CFRD Director Beverly Caldener-Anderson. View the 90-minute presentation here. Slides from the report are here. ![]() John Zody, former chair pf the Indiana Democratic Party, has been named as the new director for Bloomington's Housing & Neighborhood Development (HAND) department. He was appointed by Mayor John Hamilton to replace outgoing director Doris Sims, who retired in January after 38 years with the city. HAND oversees the city's residential rental inspection program, affordable housing initiatives, and code compliance for neighborhood preservation. A Bloomington resident, Zody will begin the job on April 5 with a salary of $100,555. In 2020 he ran for Indiana State Senator representing District 40, but was defeated by Shelli Yoder in the Democratic Party primary. ![]() Applications are open for the City of Bloomington's new Racial Equity Task Force, a group that will address issues of racism in the community and develop recommendations to address them. Applications are due by midnight on Monday, Feb. 15. The application form is here. The task force was created as part of the city's Plan to Advance Racial Equity. Members are being asked to make a two-year commitment. Click here for additional details. ![]() Jim Whitlatch, an attorney and partner with Bunger & Robertson, has been appointed to the Bloomington Board of Park Commissioners for a term ending Dec. 31, 2024. He was appointed by mayor John Hamilton to replace Les Coyne, who retired at the end of 2020 after four decades on the board. The four-member Board of Park Commissioners is the policy-making authority for the Bloomington Parks & Recreation Department. Other members are Kathleen Mills (chair), Israel Herrera and Ellen Rodkey. ![]() Doris Sims, director of the City of Bloomington's Housing and Neighborhood Development (HAND) department, is retiring on Jan. 29. She has worked for the city since 1979. Sims, who is married to Bloomington City Council President Jim Sims, oversees a department that includes the city's residential rental inspection program, affordable housing initiatives, and code compliance for neighborhood preservation. At the Jan. 19 meeting of the Bloomington Redevelopment Commission, Sims said that Brent Pierce, HAND's assistant director, will serve as acting director until her permanent replacement is named. ![]() The City of Bloomington has release a master plan for the redevelopment of the Bloomington Hospital site, which the city is expected to take ownership of later this year. The 24-acre site will be vacated when IU Health moves to its new complex on the east side of town. The downtown Bloomington site is bounded by West 2nd Street to the north, West Wylie Street to the south, the B-Line Trail to the east, and South Walker Street to the west. The area is being considered for a mix of residential and commercial development. Find more information on the project's website. ![]() Water rates would increase by over 30% for commercial customers and over 40% for industrial customers, if proposed increases are approved by the City of Bloomington. Get details on the proposed rate changes here. Utilities staff held an informational meeting on Jan. 7 – watch a recording of the session here. The Utilities Service Board's Finance Subcommittee will meet on Jan. 11 at 4 p.m. and Jan. 19 at 4 p.m., followed by a meeting of the entire USB to take final action on Jan. 19 at 5 p.m. The Bloomington Council will then hear a first reading of the proposed changes at its Feb. 3 meeting, with final action expected on March 3. If approved by council, CBU will file the rate request with the Indiana Utilities Regulatory Commission (IURC) before the end of March 2021. CBU anticipates that the IURC will host public hearings, with the dates and times to be announced. Any final rates that are approved by IURC will go into effect in early 2022. ![]() The Bloomington City Clerk is seeking applications for the new Community Advisory on Public Safety (CAPS) Commission. The commission, created by the Bloomington City Council earlier this year, aims to "to increase the safety of all Bloomington community members, especially those often marginalized due to race, disability, gender, sexual identity, or sexual orientation." Click here for the City Clerk's press release about applying to CAPS. To apply for this or any city advisory commission, click here. |
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