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WFHB Local News – December 9th, 2024
This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, December 9th, 2024.
Later in the program, local journalist Dave Askins of the B Square Bulletin looks into the number of hours worked by Bloomington’s mayor. This has become a topic of conversation, in the context of the proposed salary ordinance for city elected officials in 2025. More in today’s feature report.
That’s Jeffrey Jackson, transportation demand manager for Go Bloomington. He’s aiming to lower emissions AND get low-income residents on affordable electric bicycles through the Bloomington e-bike voucher program. Learn more about the program later in the show on a new episode of Activate!
But first, your daily headlines:
Monroe County Election Board
On December 5th at the Monroe County Election Board meeting, County Clerk Nicole Browne gave a summary of the Election and voter turnout.
Board President John Fernandez shared some things he wants to work on moving forward. He explained that there was an issue at the Indiana Memorial Union that was most likely due to a breakdown in communication.
Fernandez also thanked the county’s G-I-S staff for their work sharing election results. He also commented that he has some concerns regarding the vote reporting consulting business, An Island L-L-C.
He also commented on the future of the convention center and how that will affect the election locations in the future.
Next, representing the Vote Center Study Committee, Ami Gandhi, gave a report on the work they have been doing, and asked the board for more direction moving forward.
Gandhi emphasized that the committee was paying attention to guard against any issues that could arise from switching to a vote center model.
Fernandez asked if changing to a vote center model would impact the equipment they need. Election Supervisor Kylie Mooreland said they would need some more equipment like printers, and that they would need around 6-9 months to ensure it was all registered and set up properly.
Clerk Browne said she was in support of Gandhi’s proposal.
Gandhi informed the board that the committee’s next meeting will be on December 11th.
Later in the meeting, Board Member Judith Bankert announced that she will be resigning from the board to focus on other efforts in the community.
The last item on the agenda was public comment. During public comment, Monroe County Resident Sheryll Langdon shared frustration that the police came to her home and were intimidating. Langdon also vented frustration with the county election staff and board members.
The Monroe County Election Board will meet again on January 2nd, 2025.
Feature Report:
In today’s feature report, local journalist Dave Askins of the B Square Bulletin offers his weekly editorial on the WFHB Local News. Today’s installment looks into the hourly week for the mayor of Bloomington circa 1950. For more, we turn to Dave Askins.
Navigating the hills of south central Indiana by bicycle can be expensive, time-consuming and strenuous. The “Go Bloomington” transportation demand management program is trying to lower the cost of electric bicycles to Bloomington locals with e-bike vouchers. The e-bike voucher campaign re-launches in January with larger rebates aimed at low-income residents. Program manager Jeffrey Jackson has the details on a new episode of Activate!, coming your way right now on the WFHB Local News.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Noelle Herhusky-Schneider, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Dave Askins.
This episode of Activate! was produced by Joseph Ringer through WFHB’s partnership with The Media School at Indiana University
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, December 9th, 2024.
Later in the program, local journalist Dave Askins of the B Square Bulletin looks into the number of hours worked by Bloomington’s mayor. This has become a topic of conversation, in the context of the proposed salary ordinance for city elected officials in 2025. More in today’s feature report.
That’s Jeffrey Jackson, transportation demand manager for Go Bloomington. He’s aiming to lower emissions AND get low-income residents on affordable electric bicycles through the Bloomington e-bike voucher program. Learn more about the program later in the show on a new episode of Activate!
But first, your daily headlines:
Monroe County Election Board
On December 5th at the Monroe County Election Board meeting, County Clerk Nicole Browne gave a summary of the Election and voter turnout.
Board President John Fernandez shared some things he wants to work on moving forward. He explained that there was an issue at the Indiana Memorial Union that was most likely due to a breakdown in communication.
Fernandez also thanked the county’s G-I-S staff for their work sharing election results. He also commented that he has some concerns regarding the vote reporting consulting business, An Island L-L-C.
He also commented on the future of the convention center and how that will affect the election locations in the future.
Next, representing the Vote Center Study Committee, Ami Gandhi, gave a report on the work they have been doing, and asked the board for more direction moving forward.
Gandhi emphasized that the committee was paying attention to guard against any issues that could arise from switching to a vote center model.
Fernandez asked if changing to a vote center model would impact the equipment they need. Election Supervisor Kylie Mooreland said they would need some more equipment like printers, and that they would need around 6-9 months to ensure it was all registered and set up properly.
Clerk Browne said she was in support of Gandhi’s proposal.
Gandhi informed the board that the committee’s next meeting will be on December 11th.
Later in the meeting, Board Member Judith Bankert announced that she will be resigning from the board to focus on other efforts in the community.
The last item on the agenda was public comment. During public comment, Monroe County Resident Sheryll Langdon shared frustration that the police came to her home and were intimidating. Langdon also vented frustration with the county election staff and board members.
The Monroe County Election Board will meet again on January 2nd, 2025.
Feature Report:
In today’s feature report, local journalist Dave Askins of the B Square Bulletin offers his weekly editorial on the WFHB Local News. Today’s installment looks into the hourly week for the mayor of Bloomington circa 1950. For more, we turn to Dave Askins.
Navigating the hills of south central Indiana by bicycle can be expensive, time-consuming and strenuous. The “Go Bloomington” transportation demand management program is trying to lower the cost of electric bicycles to Bloomington locals with e-bike vouchers. The e-bike voucher campaign re-launches in January with larger rebates aimed at low-income residents. Program manager Jeffrey Jackson has the details on a new episode of Activate!, coming your way right now on the WFHB Local News.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Noelle Herhusky-Schneider, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Dave Askins.
This episode of Activate! was produced by Joseph Ringer through WFHB’s partnership with The Media School at Indiana University
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
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