Washington County Commissioners to Discuss Grants and Infrastructure on Monday

The Washington County Commissioners are set to convene on Monday at 9:30 a.m. on the second floor of the Washington County Administration Building, located at 400 S. Johnstone Ave., downtown Bartlesville. The agenda includes several key items for discussion and potential action. Among them is a REAP... [More info]

Wanted: Non-Democrat to serve on Monroe County’s board of health

Stephen Pritchard, Monroe County, Kerry Thomson, Gretchen Knapp, Indiana court of appeals, Bloomington, Kay Leach, George Hegeman, Dawne (Aurora) DiOrio, Sarah Ryterband, Lisa Hanner-Robinson, Monroe County commissioners, Bloomington mayor's office, county executive, Indiana state legislature, vacant position, partisan balancing requirement, licensed physicians, political party affiliation, recent primary elections, partisan test, potential appointee, state code, local health department, operational data, financial oversight, county health officer

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No north option for convention center expansion: CIB won’t negotiate with Bloomington for land

Monroe County capital improvement board, CIB, Bloomington, convention center, expansion project, Margie Rice, Jim Whitlatch, North property, 4th Street, College Avenue, Bloomington redevelopment commission, RDC, Bunger & Robertson law firm, March 6, 2024, Kerry Thomson, The B Square, TIF, tax increment finance, food and beverage tax, Indiana’s Open Door Law, Monroe County government, Jennifer Crossley, Marty Hawk, Geoff McKim, John Hamilton, Cheryl Munson, Deckard, Penny Githens, Lee Jones, Julie Thomas, city council, county council, county commissioners, construction budget, hotel, executive session, real estate transactions, affordable housing, reimbursement, prepared foods tax, meeting agenda, special discussion item, stakeholders, initial concept, personal preferences, significant impact, community expertise, northern expansion option, site selection, fiscal responsibility.

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Weeklong Bloomington annexation trial: It’s a wrap, each side gets 45 days to submit final brief

Annexation trial, courtroom, exhibits, cleaning crew, sign, annexation areas, Reed Quarries, Monroe County, property lookup system, Bloomington, west side, southwest side, City of Bloomington, Area 1A, Area 1B, constitutional question, annexation waivers of remonstrance, Nathan Nikirk, Lawrence County, witnesses, elected officials, city staff, consultants, landowners, special judge, closing oral arguments, oral arguments, city's outside legal counsel, Bose McKinney & Evans, aerial photographs, Bloomington's city limits, Kerry Thomas, Monroe County commissioners, Julie Thomas, Third Street Corridor, urbanizing area plan, remonstrators, Bunger & Roberton, Penny Githens, stormwater fees, postcard mailer, precincts, re-election campaigns, county government, revenue, sheriff’s deputies, motor vehicle highway funding, rainy day fund balance, jail construction, American Civil Liberties Union, local income tax, Peter Iversen, candidate forums, Jody Madeira, Steve Volan, Southern Meadows, Clear Creek Urban, density, Deborah Reed, Indiana limestone, Indiana state capitol building, Andrew McNeil, Megan Parmenter, utilities service board, CBU policy, sewer service, rate payers, Vic Kelson, trash collection service, private waste hauler, Monroe County sheriff’s department, fire pits, unified development ordinance, Allison Chopra, governmental control, taxes, legal considerations, Indiana court cases, city of Muncie, Indiana's annexation law, Indiana's Supreme Court, Town of Brownsburg.

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New jail site selection, transition team get attention from Monroe County officials

Monroe County, Monroe County sheriff, Ruben Marté, Phil Parker, Cory Grass, Monroe County councilors, Peter Iversen, Jennifer Crossley, Trent Deckard, Geoff McKim, Cheryl Munson, Marty Hawk, Monroe County council meeting, Kyle Gibbons, Officer Wood, Officer Figg, VET Environmental Engineering, West Hunter Valley Road, West SR 46, Bloomington, Thomson PUD, Phase 1 environmental site assessment, jail population, circuit court judges, pretrial release program, Angie Purdie, Lee Jones, Penny Githens, Julie Thomas, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), jail tax, local income tax (LIT), special purpose LIT, backfilling positions, permanent positions, attrition, jail staff, appropriation, county commissioners, transition team, new jail, site selection, environmental assessment, county council discussion, juvenile detention center, square footage, construction cost, statutory limit

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Clash over role of future Monroe County jail transition director, possible post-holiday resolution

Monroe County, jail, Phil Parker, Kate Wiltz, Penny Githens, Lee Jones, Julie Thomas, county commissioners, county council, Marty Hawk, ARPA, American Rescue Plan Act, jail transition, Ruben Marté, Thomson PUD, jail site, VET Environmental Engineering, Phase 1, Phase 2, Mark Martin, National Institute of Corrections

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Increase of hours from 35 to 40 a week OK’d for Monroe County health administrator

health department, county council, health administrator, records clerk, 35 hours per week, 40 hours per week, Lori Kelley, health administrator, health officer ,Clark Brittain, County board of health, Dawne (Aurora) DiOrio, Marty Hawk

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Increase of hours from 35 to 40 a week OK’d for Monroe County health administrator

health department, county council, health administrator, records clerk, 35 hours per week, 40 hours per week, Lori Kelley, health administrator, health officer ,Clark Brittain, County board of health, Dawne (Aurora) DiOrio, Marty Hawk

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A Rural Western North Carolina County Will Keep Its Public Library in the Regional System, but Not Without Debate 

Commissioners in Yancey County considered withdrawing their library from the regional system after debate about a Pride Month book display.

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New job for coordinating cleaning of Monroe County jail now has description, on clear path to creation

sheriff, jail, jail technician, Monroe County jail, job description, sanitary, maintenance, care, cleaning, statutory responsibilities, PAC, personnel administration committee, Peter Iversen, Geoff McKim, Marty Hawk, Molly Turner-King, Ruben Marté

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