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The Bloomington City Council has approved position adjustments in the office of the mayor and the department of public works.

Bloomington Mayor Kerry Thomson is collecting feedback directly from the city’s residents at meetings called “Traveling Town Halls.”

The City of Bloomington vacated a homeless encampment on the city’s southwest side during the fourth day of new mayor Kerry Thomson’s term.

Bloomington Mayor-elect Kerry Thomson has named additional appointments for her incoming administration.

Bloomington Mayor-elect Kerry Thomson has announced picks for deputy mayor and city department heads starting in 2024.

The effort comes amid a lawsuit filed by Lamar Advertising over an electronic billboard off the State Road 45-46 bypass.

Budget highlights include a 5 percent salary increase and a $500 one-time bonus to non-union employees, a 5 percent raise for firefighters, more civilian responders for 911 calls and $20 million in one-time expenditures.

Old State Road 37, which runs through Lower Cascades, is how many residents say they get to the park and navigate through town during major sporting events.

Assistant City Attorney Larry Allen will take over the role on July 29.

Council member Stephen Volan says a shuttle may reduce the number of short car trips drivers take when visiting more than one destination in the downtown area.