Monroe County Commissioners

The proposal is for a new gas station, complete with office space and an arcade, west of Bloomington.

Monroe County Sheriff Ruben Marté is again imploring county officials to pick up the pace on establishing a new county jail, warning the community will face long-term consequences if they don't.

The Monroe County Council has tabled a motion to de-appropriate more than $10 million in local income tax bonds meant to go toward a new county jail.

A representative with Financial Services Group advised raising the tax from the current 0.01 percent to 0.2 percent. The tax was enacted this year and lasts for 25 years.

The Monroe County Council may consider de-appropriating funds that have gone toward consultants the county commissioners hired to help establish a new jail.

Monroe County government employees will have a new health clinic vendor by Aug. 1 due to recent action by the county Board of Commissioners.

A representative for County Residents Against Annexation says it plans to appeal if a judge overseeing the annexation case over areas 1A and 1B does not rule in its favor.

Tensions stirred among elected officials in Monroe County as the result of a draft letter from the Bloomington City Council regarding the convention center expansion project.

The Monroe County Board of Commissioners has rejected a $30,000 request to support the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation’s efforts.

An engineering consultant says Monroe County should build a new jail with 450 to 500 beds instead of renovating the current 294-bed facility.