Connect with City Leaders at District 5 Traveling Town Halldesiree.demolinaThu, 09/04/2025 - 15:42Connect with City Leaders at District 5 Traveling Town Hall Mayor Kerry Thomson invites residents to the next Traveling Town Hall on Monday, October 6, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Jackson Creek Middle School (3980 S. Sare Road) in District 5. The event will feature Housing and Neighborhood Development (HAND) Director Anna Killion-Hanson and will have a special focus on housing. Town Halls allow residents...|
City of Bloomington Commission on the Status of Black Males to Host Annual Youth Summitdesiree.demolinaThu, 09/04/2025 - 12:44City of Bloomington Commission on the Status of Black Males to Host Annual Youth Summit The City of Bloomington Commission on the Status of Black Males is announces its upcoming Youth Leadership Summit, taking place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11 at Bloomington City Hall, 401 N. Morton St. The Summit is designed to engage and empower middle and high-schoo...|
Project 46 Releases Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and High-Impact Actions Reportdesiree.demolinaWed, 09/03/2025 - 15:16Project 46 Releases Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and High-Impact Actions Report The Project 46 Southern Indiana Regional Climate Alliance announces the release of its 2022 Inventory of Community-Wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions and High Impact Actions Analysis, prepared in partnership with Farallon Strategies and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability. The...|
Bloomington, Ind. – Bloomington Parks and Recreation is proud to announce the appointment of Leslie Brinson as the new Recreation Services Division Director, effective Aug. 18. With more than two decades of leadership in recreation programming, event planning, and program administration, Brinson brings proven expertise and a strong record of building community through innovative programs and partnerships.| bloomington.in.gov
Animal Shelter Announces Matching Fundraiser to Help Animals in Needlucas.gonzalezMon, 08/25/2025 - 13:54Animal Shelter Announces Matching Fundraiser to Help Animals in Need Bloomington, Ind. – The City of Bloomington Animal Shelter is holding a special community fundraiser from September 1 through September 21. Dubbed “Double the Love,” it will support the shelter’s medical fund, which helps provide animals with emergency surgeries, medical treatments and other essential care they ne...|
The City of Bloomington Common Council invites all interested community members to attend the September Council Deliberation Session to participate in an open dialogue about housing options in Bloomington. This is a discussion session only—no decisions will be made during this session. | bloomington.in.gov
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The Bloomington Arts Commission (BAC), in collaboration with the Bloomington Urban Enterprise Association (BUEA), has announced its 2025 Operations Grant supporting 501(c)3 organizations with arts-centered missions focused on Bloomington-based impact. The BAC has allocated $180,000 for its three 2025 grant cycles. Funds come from the BAC’s annual General and Local Income Tax (LIT) budget lines and the BUEA’s annual budget. | bloomington.in.gov
City of Bloomington Safety Week Events to Run August 18 - 22desiree.demolinaWed, 08/13/2025 - 12:57City of Bloomington Safety Week Events to Run August 18 - 22 The City of Bloomington’s Safety Week will run August 18-22 as part of the ongoing Safe Streets and Roads for All Action Plan—an initiative that seeks to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries on city streets and roads to zero by the year 2039. Safety Week features a series of events designed to gather resident feedback, p...|
The City of Bloomington invites residents to apply for positions on multiple boards and commissions. These service opportunities will allow members of the public to directly participate in city government initiatives and policy-making processes. Positions are currently available as follows:| bloomington.in.gov
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Bloomington, Ind.–The City of Bloomington Utilities (CBU) recently received final approval of an updated rate tariff from the Indiana Utilities Regulatory Commission (IURC). The new water rates will achieve fairer allocations among customer classes and support long-needed improvements to the water plant as well as accelerated water main replacements. The average CBU customer should expect a monthly increase of less than $2 on their water bill.| bloomington.in.gov
Bloomington, Ind. – As part of a broader effort to continue delivering reliable water service with fewer interruptions and a billing system that better reflects how customers use water, the City of Bloomington Utilities (CBU) has begun the process of adjusting its water rates. This proposal reflects CBU’s commitment to ensuring the continued resilience of its infrastructure and its ability to keep pace with increasing maintenance and operation costs by conducting a comprehensive rate rev...| bloomington.in.gov
The Thomson administration has released the proposed 2026 City of Bloomington budget, shaped by both a new state law and a new approach to municipal budgeting.| bloomington.in.gov
In the interest of public health, safety, and welfare, the director of HAND has the authority given in BMC 16.01.080(b) to “adopt and promulgate rules and procedures; to interpret and implement the provision of [Title 16]; and to secure the intent thereof.” | bloomington.in.gov