Once again, I need to report excessive grass growth on the lot just west of my lot (105 E Sunny Slopes Dr, Bloomington). It is an area that doesn't appear to belong to anyone--it is the extension of what might have been planned for a street.
There is an overgrown tree at the intersection of Sare Road and Southern Oaks Drive that is blocking the "STOP" sign. Originally, the tree that was planted there broke, and many new volunteers grew up in that spot. The homeowners at that site have not cut them back. I think they may not realize that it would be okay for them to do so. My family and I had a similar thing happen to one of the oak trees in the tree-row in the front of our house. We chose one of the "volunteers" and cut away the others, so that now we have a single oak tree in that spot, just as we did originally. We actually used the broken tree as a support for the new tree as it was growing. Thanks for your help.
411 E First Street, half of the sidewalk is covered by overhanging long grass. This was reported in the summer already. Nothing has been done about it.
Growth behind new apartment complex at 720 N Walnut is again exceeding 8". This is the same area that was reviewed and cited early this summer.
Waist-high grass and weeds at 1706 E Second, the part of the yard that faces the Eastside Drive. Has not been mowed for months now.
I work in an IU office at 914 E Atwater. Our parking area is in the alley behind the building. It is reached through either an east-west or a north-south alley. Most of the houses along the alleys are rental properties; at least one is a private residence. There is a lot of overgrowth from the yards that extends into the alleys. I already have a scratch on my brand-new car because of being brushed by some of that overgrowth as I pulled into a place, having had to swing wide enough to fit in between two cars. Is there anything that can be done about brush that grows into an alley? Am I within my legal rights to bring a lopper to work to cut off the brush and small trees that are narrowing the alleyway? My old car had a number of scratches for the same reason, and I was hoping to avoid it with this one. But no such luck. On a related note, it is difficult and a bit dangerous trying to turn right from the east-west alley onto Faculty. Between the power pole and the overgrowth, visibility is terrible. I am happy to do the trimming if I won't get in trouble either with the city or with the homeowners, but it obviously would be better if the city could do it. Please see the included photo, which consists of two different views. Thank you.
This is MY third complaint about this house. I know for a fact other neighbors have complained too. This house is a total junky mess: yard a disaster, junk, old boxes, debris piled everywhere. Backyard never touched by a mower. I cannot believe you can not make them clean this place up. I wonder what they are doing in this house. I will take pictures if I need to.
Excessive growth of grass
There is a house at 412 W Howe that has a front yard full of yard waste and a front porch full of junk. No one seems to care for this house and it an eyesore on the block. a neighbor