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Bloomington Utilities board adopts rule to allow limited sewer extensions for strategic economic sites

City of Bloomington Utilities Board · January 30, 2026
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Summary

The City of Bloomington Utilities Board voted Jan. 29 to adopt an amendment to Section 24.2 of its rules allowing the director, with council ratification, to extend sanitary sewer service outside city boundaries for developments identified as strategic economic development sites under Indiana Code 36-4-3-21. Board members emphasized limits: the tool targets new projects, requires engineering review and council ratification, and does not automatically apply to existing businesses.

The City of Bloomington Utilities Board on Jan. 29 adopted changes to Section 24.2 of its rules and regulations to permit limited sanitary sewer service extensions outside municipal boundaries for developments designated as strategic economic development sites.

Board Chair (Unidentified) moved to adopt the changes after staff presented three draft versions (current text, a marked-up redline and a clean copy). The revised paragraph read aloud during the meeting states that “the director may grant a request for extension of sanitary sewer service to parcels located outside of the city's municipal boundaries through agreement and council ratification under Indiana…

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