Council adopts Hopewell PUD with compromise on permanent affordability and energy commitments
After hours of debate, Bloomington—ity Council adopted the Hopewell planned unit development (Ordinance 2026-06) and approved a compromise affordability package (minimum 35% permanently affordable, goal 50%) plus a written energy-efficiency commitment; council withdrew a prior all-electric reasonable condition amid legal and feasibility concerns.
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Bloomington City Council adopted Ordinance 2026-06 on May 6, 2026, approving the rezoning of a 6.3-acre site to a planned unit development (the Hopewell PUD) and attaching a set of written commitments and reasonable conditions intended to secure energy-efficiency and long-term affordability.
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