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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Resolved #182014

Utility Construction Projects:

Other: As you may know, the cable installers are back at work in the Winslow Farms neighborhood (after leaving it uncompleted for well over a year), and they are inflicting significant damage on properties. We came home to find piles of dirt and rock, a new ground box not flush with the ground, and significant damage far up into our lawn from their boring machine--way beyond the utility easement. Further, their work is damaging sidewalks-both cracking the concrete and pushing it up to create tripping hazards. They were rude to our neighbor who confronted them about these issues. Further, they indicated that they were going to trench back between the houses on Azalea, across the conservancy area, to Bayberry. I would like to talk with someone from the city about this excessive damage, how far back onto our property they are allowed to bring their construction equipment before it becomes trespassing, what is an acceptable expectation/timeline for repairs to our lawn, and what sort of plans they may have for trenching back between our houses and across a conservancy area. They posted announcements of their work AFTER they began and a neighbor complained. Please contact me when you can to discuss the ongoing damage this company is doing to our properties and neighborhood.

Assigned to
Alexandra Gray

History

11/2/2023 11:00:23 Closed by Alexandra Gray

I would like to apologize about the trouble you and your neighbors experienced after AT&T worked in your neighborhood in past years. After visiting the neighborhood, I believe the area has been restored since your report, but if it hasn't been please call the Engineering Department (812) 349-3913 so that we can assist you. -------- In terms of your questions though, crews are allowed to work within Rights-of-Way that can extend past the sidewalk towards neighborhood property by a few feet, depending on the documented plat for that property. This zone is governed by the City and we are able to enforce repairs and compliance in this zone. As for trenching between homes into a conservancy area, they would have to have a utility easement to go through, which would also be stated on the plats for that area. This would not be governed by the City as it is part of private property. Looking at a home's plat will be able to show the limits of what is trespassing and what is not. -------- A timeline of repairs can be tricky depending on the season, but a few weeks would generally be acceptable as long as under construction areas are properly marked off to avoid hazards. Winter work may require additional restoration in the Spring time to ensure grass grows. -------- Again, I apologize about the struggles that were mentioned about the work that occurred and I hope normalcy has been attained since.

Sent notification to Alexandra Gray, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=182014 Closed by Alexandra Gray I would like to apologize about the trouble you and your neighbors experienced after AT&T worked in your neighborhood in past years. After visiting the neighborhood, I believe the area has been restored since your report, but if it hasn't been please call the Engineering Department (812) 349-3913 so that we can assist you. -------- In terms of your questions though, crews are allowed to work within Rights-of-Way that can extend past the sidewalk towards neighborhood property by a few feet, depending on the documented plat for that property. This zone is governed by the City and we are able to enforce repairs and compliance in this zone. As for trenching between homes into a conservancy area, they would have to have a utility easement to go through, which would also be stated on the plats for that area. This would not be governed by the City as it is part of private property. Looking at a home's plat will be able to show the limits of what is trespassing and what is not. -------- A timeline of repairs can be tricky depending on the season, but a few weeks would generally be acceptable as long as under construction areas are properly marked off to avoid hazards. Winter work may require additional restoration in the Spring time to ensure grass grows. -------- Again, I apologize about the struggles that were mentioned about the work that occurred and I hope normalcy has been attained since.

8/22/2023 13:38:00 Alexandra Gray assigned this case to Alexandra Gray

Sent notification to Alexandra Gray, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=182014 Alexandra Gray assigned this case to Alexandra Gray You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

11/9/2022 09:13:17 Nancy Axsom assigned this case to Anonymous

Sent notification to Anonymous, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=182014 Nancy Axsom assigned this case to Paul Kehrberg You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

11/7/2022 21:26:01 Anonymous assigned this case to Nancy Axsom

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=182014 Anonymous assigned this case to Nancy Axsom You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

11/7/2022 21:26:01 Opened by Anonymous

2104 S Azalea LN

CityBloomington
StateIN
Zip47401
Latitude39.142974853516
Longitude-86.523513793945
TownshipPerry

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