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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Resolved #184561

Unsafe Buildings:

Other: The security fence set up to hinder people from crossing RR property at Dunn has been cut through and people are now walking across, even when the train is coming. This necessitates the train conductors to blow their horns loudly to clear the tracks at this location when they pass by (at all hours). When "The Standard" is full of 1000+ entitled undergraduates, they will likely all use this passage to make their lives easier. Who is actually responsible for maintaining the wall/fencing that blocks illegal and dangerous crossing of the tracks stretching from Walnut to Indiana Avenues? It was not so bad when Brownstone was still there, but since the beginning of the "Standard" construction project (that has been going on sporadically for two years now), the barrier has slowly degraded. Is this a matter for the police or the "Standard" property owners or the City or the adjacent property owners? We fear that there will be a high rate of late-night, drunken crossings coupled with the likely concomitant periodic deaths if something is not done about this. Does Bloomington rally want to continue to be known for a place that allows (encourages) dangerous and unhealthy behavior? It's bad enough that scooters are allowed (how many deaths have they caused so far?) - does the City now want there to be regular RR accidents that result in beheadings, or worse?

Assigned to
John Zody

Most tickets of this type should be closed within 9 days, although some cases may be longer. 22 days have already passed.

History

8/3/2023 09:59:19 Closed by John Zody

John Zody contacted the IN Railroad, who indicated that IU is responsible for this fence. The railroad's representative was going to contact IU for notification about the issue. This occurred on or around July 31.

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=184561 Closed by John Zody John Zody contacted the IN Railroad, who indicated that IU is responsible for this fence. The railroad's representative was going to contact IU for notification about the issue. This occurred on or around July 31.

7/16/2023 07:51:32 John Zody commented on this case.

HAND believes this is a private property issue with the railroad, and is attempting to get contact information for the railroad.

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=184561 John Zody commented on this case. HAND believes this is a private property issue with the railroad, and is attempting to get contact information for the railroad.

7/12/2023 11:19:25 John Hewett assigned this case to John Zody

John, I'll let you decide how best to deal with this question. John H

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=184561 John Hewett assigned this case to John Zody You can use the link to follow progress on this case. John, I'll let you decide how best to deal with this question. John H

7/11/2023 12:23:48 Anonymous assigned this case to John Hewett

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=184561 Anonymous assigned this case to John Hewett You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

7/11/2023 12:23:48 Opened by Anonymous

432 E Brownstone DR

CityBloomington
StateIN
Zip47408
Latitude39.175476074219
Longitude-86.528564453125
Neighborhood AssociationGarden Hill
TownshipBloomington

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