Parks & Playgrounds
1001 S Henderson ST
- Case Date:
- 10/13/2024
A question about memorial trees. I just noticed this London plane tree planted not far from the stump of a sycamore. I am curious why a non-native tree was chosen, instead of a native sycamore. I urge you to plant native trees in our park and tree plots, for various reasons including avoiding a repeat of those Callery pears,adjacent to the tennis courts, planted and then cut down later when we learned better. There are so many Callery trees along the B-Line that, I assume, will have to be cut down and replaced
Parks & Playgrounds
1001 S Henderson ST
- Case Date:
- 10/13/2024
Memorial tree marker for George Juergens is heaved up from the ground More likely a mower might clip it Maybe add soil, or dig it up and reseat it again.
Parks & Playgrounds
811 W Ralston DR
- Case Date:
- 10/2/2024
Fencing material still in grass. Needs picked up on Northside of Broadview Park
Parks & Playgrounds
W Rca Park Dr
- Case Date:
- 10/1/2024
The tennis and pickleball courts are in need of sweeping. There are many pine needles down since storms. The courts are slippery as a result. I’m sure there are many demands after rains, but there are more than 30 people over 60 years old playing this morning and I am concerned for their safety and your liability.
Parks & Playgrounds
Building Trades Park
- Case Date:
- 10/1/2024
While walking through the park I observe acholic being consumed regularly. Empty alcohol bottles left on tables in pavilions. I changed my walking path at night because of unhoused sleeping on playground and at both pavilions. The park is becoming more and more unsafe.
Parks & Playgrounds
524 N Fairview ST
- Case Date:
- 9/23/2024
I don’t remember what the initiative is called, but someone planted trees and the city stopped mowing a large swath of Butler Park a year or two ago. Predictably, invasive plant species immediately colonized the area once mowing ceased. I understand the sentiment of trying to re-naturalize a space, but it’s counterproductive if we’re just going to create another xenotope. If city staff don’t have the time to maintain the new space and control the invasive plants, then I recommend that mowing be resumed in the meantime.
Parks & Playgrounds
2933 N Dunn St
- Case Date:
- 9/20/2024
Tree of Heaven is an invasive species and I found one for the first time this summer growing up in my back yard (Lakewood Ct). My back yard backs up onto Dunn St and I realized it mostly likely spread from a few that are growing quite large just across Dunn Street in Griffy nature preserve. I would appreciate if the city could take the necessary measures to remove/kill the plants that are across from my yard so they don't spread any further into the woods in my yard or other houses in Blue Ridge neighborhood. Thank you
Parks & Playgrounds
401 N Morton ST
- Case Date:
- 9/18/2024
Someone keeps vandalizing the drinking fountains at Bloomington Rail Trail entrance off country club by smearing mud or feces on the water spout
Parks & Playgrounds
3012 E Daniel ST
- Case Date:
- 9/15/2024
There are pests like hornets, yellow jackets, and wasps nested in the equipment
Parks & Playgrounds
2101 1/2 S Rogers ST
- Case Date:
- 9/15/2024
At switchyard dog park in the large dog area, there is a huge pool of muddy water. It looks like when they fixed the puddle the other month, it just moved the problem to a different spot and is now even worse. Where the pipe drains out, it has created a large pool of muddy water that dogs lay in, eat, and drink. This is a health hazard for the dogs, and they seem to be drawn to the mud because of the heat. I ask that this hole be filled, and that the pipe extends to a location that does not flood the dog park to avoid this issue from continuing to happen.