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MAC members seek update on Union Pacific activity and warehouse development rumors
Summary
MAC member Gary Grossich asked for an update on Union Pacific activity and said residents are concerned about rumors that streets could be sold to create warehouses; he suggested discussing a moratorium on industrial-zone conversions. MAC members also noted a Slover warehouse’s promised Safe Routes to School funding has not yet been completed.
MAC member Gary Grossich asked the Bloomington Municipal Advisory Council for an update on Union Pacific activity and how it might affect the community, saying residents had raised concerns.
Grossich also reported neighborhood rumors that streets could be sold for warehouse development and suggested the MAC consider a moratorium on converting residential or local streets to industrial use. The transcript records the concern as a resident-reported rumor; no county staff response or formal study was recorded in the meeting minutes.
During MAC members’ reports, members said a warehouse on Slover was intended to fund Safe Routes to School but that the funding results or related projects have not yet been completed; the MAC asked staff to follow up and provide a status update.
No formal motion or vote on a moratorium was taken at the meeting.
