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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Resolved #207235

Sidewalk Snow Removal:

Other: Not a request, a question based on a neighborhood association listserv post. Is this true: "They never clear the streets on Saturday or Sunday." Also, what does the City use for road "salt?" Thanks !

Assigned to
Cheyenne Bowlen

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History

12/17/2025 13:24:59 Closed by Cheyenne Bowlen

Thanks for reaching out. Our standard practice is to call in all resources as soon as we know snow is going to begin accumulating. When rain/sleet is not forecasted, and we're expecting accumulation to start as ice or snow, we apply brine in advance to assist with our efforts. If rain is expected, the brine would simply wash away and not be effective. As snow begins to fall, we salt all routes with the hopes that it will melt accumulation before plowing becomes necessary. Depending on the road classification, the frequency of treatment and salting and plowing will vary. The busier the road, the higher frequency of treatment, as these are the roads public safety will use to get to and from emergencies. Beyond that we do our best to get roadways down to surface before we begin cycling crews out for rest and recovery.

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=207235 Closed by Cheyenne Bowlen Thanks for reaching out. Our standard practice is to call in all resources as soon as we know snow is going to begin accumulating. When rain/sleet is not forecasted, and we're expecting accumulation to start as ice or snow, we apply brine in advance to assist with our efforts. If rain is expected, the brine would simply wash away and not be effective. As snow begins to fall, we salt all routes with the hopes that it will melt accumulation before plowing becomes necessary. Depending on the road classification, the frequency of treatment and salting and plowing will vary. The busier the road, the higher frequency of treatment, as these are the roads public safety will use to get to and from emergencies. Beyond that we do our best to get roadways down to surface before we begin cycling crews out for rest and recovery.

12/17/2025 13:23:51 Cheyenne Bowlen commented on this case.

Thanks for reaching out. Our standard practice is to call in all resources as soon as we know snow is going to begin accumulating. When rain/sleet is not forecasted, and we're expecting accumulation to start as ice or snow, we apply brine in advance to assist with our efforts. If rain is expected, the brine would simply wash away and not be effective. As snow begins to fall, we salt all routes with the hopes that it will melt accumulation before plowing becomes necessary. Depending on the road classification, the frequency of treatment and salting and plowing will vary. The busier the road, the higher frequency of treatment, as these are the roads public safety will use to get to and from emergencies. Beyond that we do our best to get roadways down to surface before we begin cycling crews out for rest and recovery.

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=207235 Cheyenne Bowlen commented on this case. Thanks for reaching out. Our standard practice is to call in all resources as soon as we know snow is going to begin accumulating. When rain/sleet is not forecasted, and we're expecting accumulation to start as ice or snow, we apply brine in advance to assist with our efforts. If rain is expected, the brine would simply wash away and not be effective. As snow begins to fall, we salt all routes with the hopes that it will melt accumulation before plowing becomes necessary. Depending on the road classification, the frequency of treatment and salting and plowing will vary. The busier the road, the higher frequency of treatment, as these are the roads public safety will use to get to and from emergencies. Beyond that we do our best to get roadways down to surface before we begin cycling crews out for rest and recovery.

12/17/2025 07:47:57 Jeremy Bettis assigned this case to Cheyenne Bowlen

Can someone at Street Department answer the questions here? Thank you.

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=207235 Jeremy Bettis assigned this case to Cheyenne Bowlen You can use the link to follow progress on this case. Can someone at Street Department answer the questions here? Thank you.

12/17/2025 07:36:25 Anonymous assigned this case to Jeremy Bettis

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12/17/2025 07:36:25 Opened by Anonymous

Sent notification to Jeremy Bettis, Anonymous
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=207235 Opened by Anonymous Dear Constituent: Thank you for submitting information to us via uReport. We value your input and hope that we will be able to address your questions and concerns. In accordance with Bloomington Municipal Code 6.07.010 (a), a property owner gets 24 hours after the snow or ice has ceased to fall or in any way accumulate to remove it before we can issue a violation. In the event of a violation, the neighborhood compliance officer will issue a Notice of Violation (NOV) to the property owners via first class mail and by placing a copy of the notice of violation on the property. Please be mindful of this process while we work with your neighbors to resolve this issue. Thank you, HAND staff

320 W 8th St #113

CityBloomington
StateIN
Latitude39.169925689697
Longitude-86.536804199219

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