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Council rejects staff plan to reduce residential sidewalk plowing; authorizes no change
Summary
After lengthy discussion and public engagement, the council voted July 14 to reject staff’s proposed sidewalk-plowing reallocation plan and keep current operations in place; staff will return with alternatives and additional analysis.
The Bloomington City Council on July 14 voted 0–7 against authorizing a staff proposal to reduce the city’s residential sidewalk-plowing routes and reallocate park maintenance resources.
Why it matters: Bloomington provides sidewalk-plowing services that many nearby communities do not. Staff proposed narrowing city-run sidewalk routes to concentrate service on higher‑use sidewalks, save overtime and equipment costs and free park-maintenance staff to focus on natural-resource, forestry and park programming. The proposal followed two rounds of public engagement and a Parks, Arts and Recreation Commission recommendation in support of the plan.
Parks staff (Renee Clark, Kevin Netton and Dave Hanson) outlined the rationale: Bloomington’s sidewalk-plow…
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