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Board approves routine business, addresses unsafe house, maintenance issues and administrative items
Summary
The board unanimously approved routine items and accounts payable totaling $70,960.51, directed inspection and correction notices for a dilapidated house at 524 Canal Street, authorized truck repairs (approx. $1,200), and instructed staff to verify veteran graves for reimbursement before Feb. 27.
At its Jan. 5 meeting the Village of Bloomington Board moved through routine approvals, addressed a property-safety complaint, and approved several administrative and maintenance actions.
The board unanimously approved the meeting agenda and the Dec. 1, 2025 minutes. It also approved the accounts payable reports for December 2025; Village President Robert McLimans reported total expenditures of $70,960.51 across funds (general fund $40,908.33; water $6,105.21; sewer $23,946.97).
McLimans reported complaints about a severely dilapidated house at 524 Canal Street potentially violating Village Ordinance Chapter 705 on unsafe buildings. Chief Small said he knew the owner, Larry Bedtka, and recommended the building inspector issue correction notices with a late-spring deadline; the board agreed that approach.
Maintenance reporting from Leitzinger described staff spending time shoveling around parked cars at Union Street Apartments beyond normal duties and a village white truck damaging its mirror and fender after striking a garbage container (estimated repairs ~$1,200). The board approved repairs by Sire T Auto Body. Leitzinger also reported finding lead service lines on Canal Street and a covered curb stop at Tranny’s Plus and said he is waiting for EPA guidance on whether those issues must be addressed immediately or can await the planned road project.
Other administrative items: the board assigned Scott Daentl to verify the annual list of veterans' graves from Grant County before the Feb. 27 reimbursement deadline; Clerk/Treasurer Shawna Atterbury reported unexpected insurance charges from former provider Exemplar totaling about $1,923.39 and noted the Clerk's Institute scheduled for July 13–17; Atterbury recommended turning off Facebook comments after negative posts and proposed separate village credit cards for staff purchases. The board authorized Atterbury to speak with People's Bank about issuing separate cards for herself, Chief Small, Leitzinger and possibly the library.
The board scheduled a Jan. 19 committee meeting to discuss backup plans for the clerk/treasurer and director of public works positions and listed future agenda items (park concession contract, possible meeting date changes) before adjourning unanimously.
