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Council delays Stadium District naming after residents raise map and outreach concerns
Summary
Resolution 20‑25‑18 to name the area around Miller Showers Park the "Stadium District" was introduced Sept. 30 but councilmembers postponed final action to Oct. 22 after residents and some council members said the proposed boundary included residential neighborhoods with inadequate outreach.
Council members on Sept. 30 introduced and then postponed action on a resolution to name the area around Miller‑Shower (Miller Showers) Park the "Stadium District" after residents and some council members raised objections to the proposed boundary and to outreach conducted by city staff.
The resolution, introduced by Council member Stosberg, would establish a marketing name and geographic footprint intended to promote economic development and tourism in an area north of downtown Bloomington. Jane Cooper Smith, director of Economic and Sustainable Development, told the council the measure "establishes a name, it establishes a geographic area,…
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