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Redevelopment commissioners debate $218,000 1st Street parking proposal, sewer repairs and $422,184 in connection fees for Hopewell South
Summary
The Bloomington Redevelopment Commission discussed adding 21 parking spaces on 1st Street at an estimated $218,000, a crushed sewer line that must be repaired regardless of parking, and a proposed $4,308 per‑unit water/sewer connection fee (98 units = $422,184) that staff may ask the RDC to subsidize.
The Bloomington Redevelopment Commission discussed whether to add a lane of parallel parking along 1st Street for the Hopewell South development and heard staff warn that a damaged sanitary sewer under the street will require repair regardless of that decision.
Kendall Kenoke, engineering staff, told commissioners that a consultant estimated installing parking along the block would cost “about $218,000” to move trees and lights, rebuild pavement and shift the sidewalk, creating roughly 21 spaces. Kenoke said those changes could later be made subject to council direction on limits or permit programs, but the work…
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