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Committee backs Bloomington Transit 2026 budget as capital spending drops; city and federal grants explain revenue shifts

5923661 · September 25, 2025
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Summary

John Connell, general manager of the Bloomington Public Transportation Corporation (BT), asked the committee to recommend adoption of Appropriation Ordinance 2025-12, the BT 2026 budget.

John Connell, general manager of the Bloomington Public Transportation Corporation (BT), asked the committee to recommend adoption of Appropriation Ordinance 2025-12, the BT 2026 budget.

Why it matters: the ordinance sets next year’s operating and capital plan for the city’s public transit provider and shows a substantial decline in capital spending from 2025 to 2026, which affects the proposed property tax rate and the corporation’s funding mix.

Connell presented a 2026 total budget of…

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