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City of Bloomington, Indiana

open #180817

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Other: The East-West alley in this location is not accessible by neighbors. This alley has not been vacated, but is blocked on both sides by gates installed by the property owner at 910 N Madison. The gate on the east side is topped with barbed wire and makes the gate on the back of my property that used to be accessible to the alley, no longer usable. These gates also block any pedestrian traffic from walking from the Habitat neighborhood to Madison Street or connecting to the alley in the Maple Heights Neighborhood directly on the other side of Madison. The blocking of this un-vacated alley with locks, gates, and barbed wire makes it inaccessible and gives the impression that it is solely for the use as a driveway for the property owner at 910 N Madison Street. Alleys are essential connectors in traditional neighborhoods like this one for pedestrians, wildlife, as well as for neighbors to access the rear of their property. I would like to be able to access the rear of my property through the installed gate once again. I have photos that show the area I am referring to, but am not able to upload them due to the limit of one photo upload. This alley would also be convenient to many people as a connector for walking to the western side of Maple Heights Neighborhood, Tri-North Middle School, or the public Mills Pool, but it is instead blocked for public use. I would like to request that someone come out to view this site and the fences for compliance with the alley being not vacated and for the use of barbed wire.

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Michael Stewart

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8/1/2022 09:28:26 Michael Stewart assigned this case to Michael Stewart

Thank you for the report. The Engineering Department plans to be issuing a Notice of Violation for the gate closures which have been observed. A site visit will be made to inspect the fence, which, too appears to be in the right of way

Sent notification to Michael Stewart, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=180817 Michael Stewart assigned this case to Michael Stewart You can use the link to follow progress on this case. Thank you for the report. The Engineering Department plans to be issuing a Notice of Violation for the gate closures which have been observed. A site visit will be made to inspect the fence, which, too appears to be in the right of way

8/1/2022 09:05:17 Elizabeth Carter assigned this case to Michael Stewart

Sent notification to Michael Stewart, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=180817 Elizabeth Carter assigned this case to Michael Stewart You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

8/1/2022 09:04:00 Melissa Hirtzel assigned this case to Elizabeth Carter

Sent notification to Elizabeth Carter, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=180817 Melissa Hirtzel assigned this case to Elizabeth Carter You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

7/31/2022 11:34:36 Anonymous assigned this case to Melissa Hirtzel

Sent notification to Melissa Hirtzel, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=180817 Anonymous assigned this case to Melissa Hirtzel You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

7/31/2022 11:34:36 Opened by Anonymous

317 W 14th ST

CityBloomington
StateIN
Zip47404
Latitude39.175727844238
Longitude-86.537048339844
Neighborhood AssociationMaple Heights
TownshipBloomington

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