The City of Bloomington has joined communities across the country in supporting monarch butterfly conservation through participation in the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge, an initiative led by the National Wildlife Federation.
The FBI is warning the public about an emerging phishing scheme by criminals impersonating city and county officials to solicit fraudulent payments for city and county planning and zoning permits. The criminals leverage publicly available permit information to identify potential victims and increase the legitimacy of the scam. Victims of this scam have been identified nationwide.