Three More Opportunities to Weigh-in on Bloomington's Housing Priorities for Next Five Years

Many thanks to those of you who have attended and contributed to the discussion at one or more meetings held over the past week.

This is a friendly reminder that there are three more opportunities to weigh in with your opinions and ideas on Bloomington's housing and community development priority needs for the next five years.

Please use this link to join any meeting by Zoom: bton.in/CPlan, ID: 846 2048 9691, Passcode: 747940

VIRTUAL STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOPSWorkshops will be held from 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm on Zoom. 

Thursday, August 29, 2024
TOPIC: Near-Homeless (challenges, needs, innovative initiatives, etc.)

Friday, August 30, 2024
TOPIC: Housing for Special Needs Populations (people with disabilities, elderly, persons in recovery, etc.)

PUBLIC MEETING (hybrid)This public meeting is both in-person and available on Zoom.

Tuesday, September 3, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Tri-North Middle School
1000 W 15th St, Bloomington

If you are unable to attend, please take our online survey at surveymonkey.com/r/Bloomington2024 and feel encouraged to forward the survey link to colleagues, clients, neighbors and friends. The survey is also available in Spanish—just click on the link above.

WHY SO MANY MEETINGS? The City of Bloomington is undertaking the development of two important community planning documents. Both documents are required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in order for the city to continue receiving Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding and HOME Investment Partnerships funding. These resources finance affordable housing and community development activities for low- and moderate-income residents in Bloomington.

The Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice involves a review of the city’s housing and housing-related programs and policies to ensure these are administered in a non-discriminatory manner. That is, that the city manages its housing and housing-related programs without regard for a person’s race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, familial status or ancestry. The Five-Year Consolidated Plan analyzes housing and homeless needs to determine Bloomington’s priority needs for affordable housing and community development benefiting primarily low- and moderate-income residents.

Public feedback will also be used to inform the Housing Action Plan that HAND is developing for the City of Bloomington.

City of Bloomington Consolidated Plans website.