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  • The next PHNA monthly meeting will be held on Monday, December 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the I.Fell Building at 4th & Rogers Streets (entrance on 4th).  Thanks to our friends at the I.Fell for hosting!
View the calendar for upcoming meetings and events.
Prospect Hill Neighborhood is located west of downtown Bloomington. The neighborhood includes the area west of Morton Street from West Kirkwood south to Second Street and east of Patterson Drive (see map).

Learn more about the history of Prospect Hill. A special place in downtown Bloomington, Indiana.

Around the Neighborhood: Oct. 2018 Little Prospector Newsletter

Featured Items:
  • Fall Picnic: Sunday, October 14 from 4-7 p.m.
  • We had a great turn-out at our picnic.  Despite the chilly, damp weather, 50 people - including many new neighbors - joined for food, fun, and our October PHNA meeting.  Thanks for coming, and thanks to our volunteers for setting up, grilling, and tidying up afterward.
  • ​Prospect Hill Public Art Installation Completed - "Common Pollen" - Check It Out!
  • Prospect Hill has new public art on display!  Many thanks to Eoban Binder for organizing the Neighborhood Improvement Grant application from the City.  Prospect Hill artist Becky Holtzman was selected for her art design "Common Pollen," based on a magnified image of a sunflower pollen.  Several volunteers showed up on Saturday, Aug. 4 at Fairview and Howe Streets at Building & Trades Park to help clean the street, draw, stencil, and paint the new artwork - a great day of neighborhood collaboration!  See photos of the work in progress on Facebook or Flickr, and view a time-lapse video here.  Becky's work joins the existing art in B&T Park - Sam Bartlett's worker murals and Dale Enochs' carved limestone benches.  Thanks to all of YOU, our park is the proud home of works by several local artists and artisans!
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  • IU Health Bloomington Hospital Site Reutilization Update
  • In January 2018, the City of Bloomington agreed to purchase the  current IU Health Bloomington Hospital site for $6.5 million.  IU Health will pay for demolition costs for the site.  The city expects to take ownership after the hospital moves in 2020-2021 to the new IU Health Regional Academic Health Center at the S.R. 45/46 bypass (near 10th Street).

    The city engaged the Urban Land Institute (ULI) to develop recommendations for the site.  ULI visited Bloomington and held interviews with 100 community representatives (including Prospect Hill) in April 2018.  ULI's issued a draft report of their findings and recommendations in summer 2018. 

    We encourage our neighbors to follow information and updates available at www.bloomington.in.gov, in the local media, and at our monthly neighborhood association meetings  We will provide more information here as it becomes available.
     
  • City of Bloomington UDO Assessment Process
  •  The City is making a detailed assessment of the current UDO (Unified Development Ordinance).  The City is working with consultants Clarion Associates and McBride Dale Clarion to identify recommended development regulations that need to be added, deleted, or revised to better align the UDO with the Comprehensive Plan objectives.  Public reviews for this phase of the process were held in early May, when representatives from Prospect Hill, CONA, City Council, and city staff met with the consultants.  Following are links to materials used in those sessions:
  • link to the City’s web page on the UDO process;
  • the notice of public meetings to show scope of the current steps;
  • the handout provided at Monday’s (April 30) meeting;
  • the presentation made onscreen (and discussed) at the meeting.