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Council approves Creekside community health and wellness center plans amid neighborhood traffic concerns

5767052 · August 26, 2025
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Summary

After lengthy public comment focused on traffic and neighborhood impacts, the Bloomington City Council approved multiple land‑use actions to allow a 106,000‑square‑foot community health and wellness center at the Creekside site; council directed staff to work with Newton Avenue residents on traffic mitigation measures.

The Bloomington City Council on Monday approved changes to the comprehensive plan, rezoning and preliminary and final development plans for a proposed 106,000‑square‑foot Bloomington Community Health and Wellness Center at the city‑owned Creekside site, but the approval followed extended public comment and council direction to staff to work with nearby Newton Avenue residents on traffic mitigation.

What the council approved: By recorded votes the council: adopted a comprehensive plan amendment redesignating three parcels to public use (motion by Council member Lowman, passed 7–0); approved rezoning as plan development to make zoning consistent with the site (motion by Council member Lohmann, passed 7–0); approved preliminary and final development plans for the main building and a future gym expansion conditioned to code compliance (motion by Council member Lohmann, passed 6–1; Council member Rivas opposed); and adopted a preliminary and…

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