Bryan Park Neighborhood Association

05/02/2015

Neighborhood Gardeners,
Good news!!!! This year we have some open garden plots in the neighborhood public gardens on Davis Street by the culvert.

The raised beds are about 6’ x 10’—a perfect size—not too big and not too little. The garden beds were filled with top quality organic soil. A rain barrel will soon be available to allow us to access water from a nearby fire hydrant.

If you are interested in reserving a raised bed for the summer, email Patrick Siney at: [email protected]. It’s a beautiful day and a great time to start planning for a bountiful garden!

04/30/2015

The Bryan Park Neighborhood plant and seed exchange will be this Sunday, May 3rd! Don't miss this opportunity to share plants and learn about Backyard Wildlife Habitat gardens! If you don’t have anything to give away, come anyway and give some plants a home or take away some seeds to start a garden.

04/28/2015

The next meeting of the Bryan Park Neighborhood Association is today, Tuesday, April 28, 7pm at the Free Methodist Church on the corner of Grimes and Lincoln.

Beth Rosenbarger will be joining us to discuss Open Streets Bloomington:


Hope you can attend.

03/23/2015

The next meeting of the Bryan Park Neighborhood Association will be Tuesday, March 24, 7pm at the Free Methodist Church on the corner of Grimes and Lincoln.

Kurt Babcock, Gabe Colman and Isabel Piedmont-Smith are running in the primary for the District V seat that covers our neighborhood. They will each make opening statements and then field questions from our neighborhood at tomorrow's meeting.

Please plan to attend. This is a great opportunity to meet the candidates and find out their positions on issues important to us regarding our neighborhood and the city as a whole.

Hope to see you there.

03/01/2015

Mark your calendar: Wednesday, March 4th, 5:30 PM in the City Council Chambers of City Hall (401 N. Morton St.) A community meeting regarding proposed changes to the City of Bloomington's Economic Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Districts.

Questions regarding the meeting may be directed to Housing and Neighborhood Development via telephone (812-349-3420), via email ([email protected] ), or in person (Suite 130 of City Hall).

Tax Increment Financing (TIF) is a type of financing that permits local governments to finance the redevelopment of blighted areas and the economic development of rapidly developing areas. Tax increment is the property tax revenues collected on the increased assessed valuation of property in the are…

03/01/2015

The Monroe County Energy Challenge task for March is to find and seal air leaks in your home.

46% of the energy used in an average home goes to heating and cooling. But much of that is wasted. Seemingly small gaps can add up to the equivalent of leaving a window open year 'round! The cold weather we've been experiencing lately gives us a great opportunity to find leaky places!

Do you need help weatherizing your home?
Monroe County Energy Challenge volunteers will take thermal images to help homeowners locate leaks. And this spring the “Energy Mobile”, sponsored by Vectren, will be stocked with materials to help with weatherization tasks. Taking the Energy Mobile to neighborhoods, trained volunteers will lead a work day to help participating neighbors seal their homes’ gaps.

Monroe County is competing for $5 million and CHANGE! Join us! To win, we need to save more energy in houses, schools, and government buildings than just 49 other communities across the country. There are so many ways to join this huge community effort, from making your own home more energy efficie…

02/23/2015

The next meeting of the Bryan Park Neighborhood Association is this Tuesday, February 24, 7pm at the Free Methodist Church on the corner of Grimes and Lincoln.

We have 2 interesting items on the agenda:

Mela Hatchett from the Area 10 Agency on Aging will be on hand to talk about the Caring Companions program
Democratic Mayoral Candidate John Linnemeier will join us for a Q&A on his run for mayor.
We look forward to seeing you there!

02/01/2015

The Monroe County Energy Challenge is our community's entry for a $5,000,000 Georgetown University Energy Prize. Buildings account for over 47% of U.S. energy consumption, and homes account for about 1/3 of that. So we can make a difference!

Join the task-of-the-month program! The program encourages us to take one step at a time, both by improving our homes and changing our habits.

February's task: Install and use a programmable thermostat.

The Monroe County Energy Challenge is a joint effort of the City of Bloomington, the Town of Ellettsville, the Town of Stinesville, Monroe County Government, the Monroe County and Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporations, the Indiana University Office of Sustainability, and others.

01/31/2015

The City of Bloomington’s various departments will be hosting a Resource Workshop for Community-Powered Arts to detail the art grant programs offered throughout the City. The workshop will take place Tuesday, Feb. 3, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Council Chambers of City Hall, 401 N. Morton St.

Participants will learn about grant programs and partnership opportunities available at the City of Bloomington to help support artistic ideas and assist in tranforming their ideas into reality. Representatives from the Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District (BEAD), the Bloomington Arts Commission (BAC), the Bloomington Urban Enterprise Association (BUEA), the Housing and Neighborhood Development Department (HAND), the Planning and Transportation Department and the Community and Family Resources Department will present information about the grant programs available that support community-powered arts projects. The representatives from each department will also share guidelines and deadlines, tips on project and partnership development, tips on writing a successful grant application and more.

Thisinformation session is designed for neighborhood associations, artists, arts organizations, businesses and anyone interested in beginning an arts project. Previous grant recipients are also encouraged to attend. The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, please contact Assistant Economic Development Director for the Arts Miah Michaelsen at 812.349.3418 or [email protected].

01/25/2015

The next meeting of the Bryan Park Neighborhood Association is this Tuesday, January 27, 7pm at the Free Methodist Church on the corner of Grimes and Lincoln.

We have 2 interesting items on the agenda:
(1) Neighborhood Police Report – Sgt. Pam Gladish, Bloomington Police
(2) Monroe County Energy Challenge – Molly O’Donnell, Co-chair Residential Committee

We hope to see you there!

01/23/2015

The 2nd Annual Celebration of Council of Neighborhood Associations (C**A) will be held on Monday, January 26, 7-9pm at the Fountain Square Ballroom. Come represent your neighborhood and meet people from other neighborhoods. This is our evening to celebrate all the wonderful things neighborhoods do to create a great community. The reception is free to attend. There will be light refreshments and a cash bar. Everyone is welcome!

12/11/2014

The Bloomington Winter Farmers' Market is open Saturday mornings from 9:00a.m. to 12:30 p.m., December 6th, 2014-March 28th, 2015 with the exception of December 27th.The Market is located in the Harmony School Gym at 909 East Second Street. Enjoy FREE parking in the Harmony School parking lot, on the street, or just over a block away in the Atwater Parking Garage (entrance is off Woodlawn). We accept SNAP! Visit our website for more information: www.bloomingtonwinterfarmersmarket.org

The Bloomington Winter Farmers' Market, presented by the Center for Sustainable Living, is open on Saturdays, December through March from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Harmony School, 909 E. Second St. in Bloomington.