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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Resolved #177530

Unsafe Buildings:

Other: The two building directly to the north of my building are currently unsafe with multiple viewings of homeless and users coming and going from in between the buildings. It's not safe for anybody to be back there with the activity that happens daily. The light on that property is also out and there have been homeless camping in the unkept wooded area behind my property that is owned by the City. I thought that the two buildings were to be torn down at one point, but it seems that the issues were temporarily fixed and the owner was allowed to keep the buildings up. Please call or email with questions in regards to this situation.

Assigned to
Mike Arnold

Most tickets of this type should be closed within 9 days, although some cases may be longer. 58 days have already passed.

History

11/18/2021 14:28:53 Closed by Mike Arnold

The buildings have active orders to Seal to prevent entry into the structure. People using the area between the structures is a trespassing issue or possibly a police issue

Sent notification to Mike Arnold, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=177530 Closed by Mike Arnold The buildings have active orders to Seal to prevent entry into the structure. People using the area between the structures is a trespassing issue or possibly a police issue

11/5/2021 14:19:51 John Hewett assigned this case to Mike Arnold

Mike, write tickets to the adjacent property owners for the overgrowth in back if appropriate. John

Sent notification to Mike Arnold, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=177530 John Hewett assigned this case to Mike Arnold You can use the link to follow progress on this case. Mike, write tickets to the adjacent property owners for the overgrowth in back if appropriate. John

11/2/2021 13:33:24 Ryan Pedigo assigned this case to Brent Pierce

This is not a BPD issue, as we do not work with property owners to seal structures or ensure they are structurally sound. The buildings certainly seem to be an eyesore, so I am not sure where the City is in working with the owners to bring the properties into compliance with City code. BPD responds to these structures frequently for calls of trespassing, loitering, suspicious activity, etc., but it is usually called in by a passerby and not the actual property owner. It would seem that the properties possibly violate City Code 17.16, which Code identifies as being the responsibility of HAND.

Sent notification to Brent Pierce, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=177530 Ryan Pedigo assigned this case to Brent Pierce You can use the link to follow progress on this case. This is not a BPD issue, as we do not work with property owners to seal structures or ensure they are structurally sound. The buildings certainly seem to be an eyesore, so I am not sure where the City is in working with the owners to bring the properties into compliance with City code. BPD responds to these structures frequently for calls of trespassing, loitering, suspicious activity, etc., but it is usually called in by a passerby and not the actual property owner. It would seem that the properties possibly violate City Code 17.16, which Code identifies as being the responsibility of HAND.

9/30/2021 09:50:05 Mike Arnold assigned this case to Ryan Pedigo

This is not an issue for HAND to address. The buildings appear to be sealed. possibly an issue for BPD to look into

Sent notification to Ryan Pedigo, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=177530 Mike Arnold assigned this case to Ryan Pedigo You can use the link to follow progress on this case. This is not an issue for HAND to address. The buildings appear to be sealed. possibly an issue for BPD to look into

9/22/2021 08:36:30 John Hewett assigned this case to Mike Arnold

Sent notification to Mike Arnold, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=177530 John Hewett assigned this case to Mike Arnold You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

9/20/2021 16:43:36 Anonymous assigned this case to Brent Pierce

Sent notification to Brent Pierce, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=177530 Anonymous assigned this case to Brent Pierce You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

9/20/2021 16:43:36 Opened by Anonymous

418 S Walnut ST

CityBloomington
StateIN
Zip47401
Latitude39.162239074707
Longitude-86.533851623535
TownshipPerry

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