{"id":674,"date":"2021-05-07T05:43:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T05:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=674"},"modified":"2021-05-07T05:43:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T05:43:41","slug":"local-news-headlines-may-7-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=674","title":{"rendered":"Local News Headlines: May 7, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>City of Bloomington to release Annexation Fiscal plan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that the City of Bloomington administration and council leadership have agreed to reschedule the presentation of the annexation fiscal plans to Wednesday, May 19 in order to create more room in the council\u2019s schedule.&nbsp; The fiscal plan will be shared publicly on the City website during the week of May 10<sup>th<\/sup>. For more information about the proposed annexation, including maps and frequently asked questions, please visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bloomington.in.gov\/city\/annexation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/bloomington.in.gov\/city\/annexation<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Waldron Recommendation Task Force issues findings<\/strong><br>The Waldron Recommendation Task Force issued a report summarizing its activities, findings, and recommendations for future uses for the circa-1915 building at 122 South Walnut Street. The ownership of the building reverted from Ivy Tech Community College to City of Bloomington in January 2021. The report, available <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bloomington.in.gov\/waldron\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, will inform the City\u2019s actions with regard to the building\u2019s future.\u00a0The task force has been working since November 2020 in preparation for the ownership reversion to provide an evaluation of the building and offer short- and long-term recommendations for its future use. The 21-member task force consulted with eight specialized stakeholder focus groups in January 2021 to develop recommendations for the building\u2019s future uses.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The task force recommends \u201cleveraging the building to its fullest extent to support the performing and visual arts in the community,\u201d with three specific recommendations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Extend the initial short-term use period to five years, allowing arts organizations utilizing the facility a secure, yet temporary opportunity to rebuild operation revenue post-pandemic. Provide minimum yet adequate funding for general upkeep and maintenance of the building.<\/li><li>Continue public ownership of the building throughout the five-year short-term use period, through the creation of a new Cultural Improvement Corporation, which should oversee both the Waldron and the Buskirk-Chumley Theater and seek venue management from interested organizations, one proposal for which has already been received.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Commission a third-party study to determine type, size, location, and cost for a future arts facility to be built within the downtown region, ultimately replacing the need for the Waldron as an arts facility.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The report also includes an appraisal of the property\u2019s value at $2.8 million as of November 6, 2020, and reviews of the physical plant and estimates of critical capital improvements needed to maintain the building of $264,000 and an additional $251,000 in lower priority needs. Annual operational costs were estimated at $117,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ivy Tech Bloomington\u2019s 2021 Graduation Celebration scheduled for May 15<\/strong><br>Ivy Tech Community College\u2019s Bloomington campus will host an in-person graduation celebration event and virtual commencement ceremony for the Class of 2021 on Saturday, May 15th. Celebration events will be held on the main campus starting at noon, followed by the premiere of the virtual commencement ceremony that evening at 6pm on\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/IvyTechBton\" target=\"_blank\">Ivy Tech Bloomington\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>. Ivy Tech Bloomington will confer approximately 1,482 associate degrees and certificates to 2021 graduates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>City of Bloomington to release Annexation Fiscal plan Please note that the City of Bloomington administration and council leadership have agreed to reschedule the presentation of the annexation fiscal plans to Wednesday, May 19 in order to create more room in the council\u2019s schedule.&nbsp; The fiscal plan will be shared publicly on the City website &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=674\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Local News Headlines: May 7, 2021<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Local News Headlines: May 7, 2021 - Bloomington News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=674\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Local News Headlines: May 7, 2021 - Bloomington News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"City of Bloomington to release Annexation Fiscal plan Please note that the City of Bloomington administration and council leadership have agreed to reschedule the presentation of the annexation fiscal plans to Wednesday, May 19 in order to create more room in the council\u2019s schedule.&nbsp; 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