2023-12-12 End date for bids to purchase police station property at 220 E. 3rd Street. [Source: B Square coverage: Bloomington offers police station for sale at minimum price of $3.2M]
2023-11-18 Philip C. Hill hand-delivers a letter to Bloomington mayor John Hamilton's office. Hill's letter notifies the city that he will enforce the reversion clause of the 1923 conveyance of land to the city, if the city of Bloomington tries to sell the property at 220 E. 3rd Street. From the letter:
"Please be advised that we intend to enforce the Reversion Clause in the event the City sells the real estate or in any manner attempts to convert it to private use. The intent of the donors should be honored and the public should have the benefit of the donation." [Source: BloomDocs.org record]
2023-10-24 A contract is awarded to Griffin Realty to market the city-owned police station property at 220 E. 3rd Street. [Source: B Square coverage: Griffin Realty to market, generate bids for Bloomington police station]
2023-10-13 Start date for bids to purchase police station property at 220 E. 3rd Street. [Source: B Square coverage: Bloomington offers police station for sale at minimum price of $3.2M]
2023-09-26 Bloomington's board of public works approves a notice for sale of the police station property at 220 E. 3rd Street. The minimum acceptable price is $3.2 million. [Source: B Square coverage: Bloomington offers police station for sale at minimum price of $3.2M]
2023-07-21 The city of Bloomington pays $4,000 to First Appraisal Group, INC for an appraisal of the police station property at 220 E. 3rd Street using money from the Consolidated TIF fund. The appraised value of the real estate, according to this appraisal, is not known (as of Nov. 30, 2023). [Source: BloomDocs.org dataset from city of Bloomington online financial data]
2019-11-27 The city of Bloomington pays $2,700 to First Appraisal Group, INC for an appraisal of the police station property at 220 E. 3rd Street using money from the Consolidated TIF fund. The appraised value of the real estate, according to this appraisal, is not known (as of Nov. 30, 2023). [Source: BloomDocs.org dataset from city of Bloomington online financial data]
2019-05-31 The city of Bloomington pays $2,500 to Gilbert S Mordoh & Co., INC for an appraisal of the police station property at 220 E. 3rd Street using money from the Consolidated TIF fund. The appraised value of the real estate, according to this appraisal, is not known (as of Nov. 30, 2023). [Source: BloomDocs.org dataset from city of Bloomington online financial data]
1963-06-17 Herald-Telephone op-ed praises choice of "Third Street Park" as location for new police station. The park was known as the Third Street Park at the time. It is as of at least Nov. 30, 2023 known as the Waldron, Hill, and Buskirk Park, to conform with a condition that was connected to the conveyance of the land to the city by members of the Waldron, Hill, and Buskirk families. [Source: BloomDocs.org record downloaded from MCPL archive]
1923-01-03 Members of Waldron, Hill, and Buskirk families sign document transferring ownership of land on the south side of 3rd Street between Lincoln and Washington Streets to the city of Bloomington. From the document:
"It is agreed by and between the parties hereto that the principal consideration for the deed is that the above and foregoing described real estate shall be used exclusively for a Free Public Park, for the use of the Citizens of Bloomington, Indiana; and that the same shall be named and maintained under the name of The Waldron, Hill and Buskirk Park. And it is further provided that should the Grantee herein, or any other body that shall hereafter assume their duties, fail to maintain said Park as above described and for the use and purpose mentioned, the said real estate herein described shall revert to the Grantors herein, their Administrators, Executors, heirs and assigns." [Source: BloomDocs.org records obtained from the Monroe County recorder's office.]
