​The City of Bloomington Citizens’ Redistricting Advisory Commission held its first meeting on Monday, July 11th to begin developing recommendations for new district boundaries that divide the city into six council districts. The Commission’s next two meetings will be held at City Hall on July 25th at 7:30 pm and August 9th at 9:30 am. All meetings of the Commission are free and open to the public.
 
The Commission now invites the public to submit redistricting suggestions for the Commission’s consideration. Any member of the public wishing to submit suggested council district boundaries should do so before the Commission’s August 9th meeting. Submissions may be sent to [email protected].
 
Acceptable forms of submissions include, but are not limited to:
·         Maps depicting proposed council districts (PDF, image file, physical copy, etc.)
·         List or table of districts and the precincts contained in each district (Excel file, Word file, text file, etc.)
* For any form of submission, it should be clear what precincts are contained in each district.
A webpage, https://bloomington.in.gov/council/redistricting, has been established to house information, and resources meant to aid both the Commission and public in creating redistricting proposals. This webpage contains the Commission’s meeting calendar and meeting materials, links to two different interactive mapping tools, and a link to the city’s B-Clear data portal, which includes static maps, data files, and a district calculator spreadsheet. 

Indiana Members Credit Union is sponsoring a charity golf outing and all net proceeds will be given to the Teachers Warehouse.  The warehouse serves educators in Monroe, Lawrence, Greene, Brown, Morgan, and Owen counties.  Interested golfers and sponsors should go to https://form.jotform.com/212583887727168 to fill out their information.

Leslie Green, former Chief Executive Officer for Stone Belt, Arc, is the recipient of Indiana’s Sagamore of the Wabash award.

Created in the 1940s, the Sagamore is one of the highest honors in the state of Indiana, awarded by the governor as a personal tribute to those who have rendered distinguished service to the state through their wisdom, public commitment, and concern for the well-being of others.

Issued by Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, the award was presented to Green by State Senator Eric Koch (R-Bedford) during a ceremony held in her honor on June 29 at Stone Belt in Bloomington, Indiana.

“It is an honor to present Leslie Green with this prestigious award,” said Senator Koch. “Leslie has exemplified the qualities of wisdom, public commitment, and concern for the well-being of others in her distinguished service to the citizens of south-central Indiana.”

Before her retirement in April, Green had served as CEO of Stone Belt since 2000. As CEO, Green oversaw a multi-million dollar operating budget and fifteen service locations throughout south-central Indiana. Thanks to her leadership, Stone Belt currently supports more than 1300 clients annually through programs including job placement and supported employment, work training, residential supports, lifelong learning opportunities, and clinical mental health services.  One of Green’s greatest passions during the last decade has been developing Stone Belt’s highly visible and thriving arts program.  It has given many individuals with disabilities the opportunity to become successful professional artists in the community. ​