2/20/2026 15:33:01 Closed by Gretchen Knapp
A response was posted.
Other: Yesterday's press release from Mayor Thomson is so inappropriate. City council followed the law with regard to delaying the reading of the ordinance for the Hopewell South PUD. It's truly incredible that the mayor, and her staff apparently, believe it necessary to publicly attack council members for doing their due diligence and following procedures clearly laid out in city code. These kinds of public attacks are not engaging in good faith. Furthermore, to claim that the concerns raised by council were merely procedural in nature is simply dishonest. Cm. Stosberg raised valid concerns about the PUD document itself, citing incorrect references and inconsistent requirements. Those seem like pretty important concerns that might impact the "merit of the product", as the mayor put it. "We are in a housing crisis, and the community should demand that its elected officials respond with urgency." The mayor is also an elected official. As a community member, I would like to demand that the mayor refrain from playing an immature blame game while attempting to rush a poorly prepared PUD through civic process. And yes, I am aware that the mayor stands by her statement.
A response was posted.
Thanks for your message. We disagree with Council's assessment, and of course they, and you, are welcome to disagree with ours. If you'd like to have a conversation in person, I'd be happy to have that. In the meantime, your feedback has been heard.
| City | Bloomington |
|---|---|
| State | IN |
| Zip | 47404 |
| Latitude | 39.170322418213 |
| Longitude | -86.536964416504 |
| Township | Bloomington |