- Case Date:
- 7/31/2022
Homeless people are again living in People’s Park.
They’re using drugs, fighting, leaving trash everywhere, screaming and yelling, urinating and defecating and have taken over most of the benches and tables.
It also appears that they are sleeping there overnight.
We bought ice cream across the street and expected to have a nice Sunday afternoon in the park for thirty minutes or so… we tried sitting on the steps of a business on the opposite side of Dunn Street but the shrubbery nearby was probably soaked in urine based on the stench.
We simply left at that point…..
No other Indiana city of the same size and population has a homeless population of 1 % of that of Bloomington and that is directly attributable to the fact that Bloomington attracts these people by virtue of feeding them and enabling them unlike anywhere else in Indiana.
I’ve lived in and near Bloomington since 1974 and this has simply gotten totally out of hand.
- Case Date:
- 8/8/2022
adult swim, Bryan Park pool
- Case Date:
- 8/15/2022
Homeless encampment at inner tree line of Bryan Park, near youngest kid playground area and restrooms. This should not be allowed. Leaves kids, families, and general public feel unsafe and unable to utilize the park to its full capacity l, as our taxes pay for. The general public is sympathetic to the transient population, but individuals should not be subjected to tents, clothes, needles, etc. being parked all the time in this park and all parks for that matter. There has been an uptick in homeless encampments across town.
- Case Date:
- 8/17/2022
Jackson creek school pickup line in olcott park parking lot.
- Case Date:
- 8/18/2022
I live close to Summit Elementary and there is a lot of loud music with heavy bass going on today at RCA Park. Also tons of dogs barking constantly. I don’t live too close, so I’m surprised I can hear anything at all. That’s how loud it is.
- Case Date:
- 8/23/2022
The sidewalk bordering the north end of the goat farm, from the High St traffic circle west to the stairs, is not navigable due to vegetation overgrowth. Can this be trimmed back to make the sidewalk more accessible for walkers?
- Case Date:
- 9/3/2022
It would be great if the Bryan Park loop and the winslow park loop had spray painted markings of 0m/Start, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1600m and possibly 1k, 2k, or 3k. This would be helpful for walkers and runners to encourage them to set goals. I see community members running these circuits b/c the High school track are not open to the public.
- Case Date:
- 9/29/2022
Hello! I was wondering if I could gain permission to metal dectect on city parks and rec property? Specifically, I would like to try metal detecting at Lower Cascades. If permissible, I would minimize avoid any restricted areas, fill in any dig holes, and would remove all surface and underground trash encountered. Thanks for your time, and let me know if any other information is needed.
- Case Date:
- 10/29/2022
Seminary park area is, as always, full of
Trash and abandoned personal possessions. Trash is being blown everywhere in the area including several retail areas. Some of the retail areas are abandoned or vacant. Regardless these retailers should not be accountable to pick all this trash up since the city cannot take care of the problem! There are also several homeless in the area with stolen shopping carts. Police need to intervene and return the stolen items to the owners. I continue to not understand why the city doesn’t take action or laws/rules in violation!!!!
- Case Date:
- 11/8/2022
Seminary park littered with trash and abandoned personal possessions. Also several stolen shopping carts filled with just abandoned. Have seen city workers bypass picking up these items and/or throwing them away or taking care of the problems.