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Council asks advisory commission to review CIB spending, advances convention-center process
Summary
The Bloomington Common Council voted 6-2 Sept. 4 to request the Food & Beverage Tax Advisory Commission review expenditures for the Monroe County Capital Improvement Board's 2025 budget and heard CIB officials outline a conceptual plan for a convention center expansion and a $899,400 operating request.
The Bloomington Common Council on Sept. 4 adopted a resolution asking the Food & Beverage Tax Advisory Commission to recommend how food-and-beverage tax revenue should be used to support the Monroe County Capital Improvement Board's (CIB) 2025 budget.
The measure, Resolution 2024-17, passed 6-2 after council members questioned whether the CIB had followed the council's prior guidance on downtown pedestrian priorities. Eric Spoonmore, treasurer of the Monroe County CIB, said the resolution would allow the commission to make a recommendation and that the CIB would then return to the council for final appropriation.
Why it matters: Food-and-beverage tax revenues are earmarked for tourism-…
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