open #202662
City Performance
212 W Kirkwood AVE
- Case Date:
- 5/13/2025
Business Owner, Mike Klinge, reported that there is human waste in the alleyway beside Alley Bar, more specifically near the dumpster that Inkwell Bakery uses.
Business Owner, Mike Klinge, reported that there is human waste in the alleyway beside Alley Bar, more specifically near the dumpster that Inkwell Bakery uses.
I received a phone call from a resident of the Near West Side neighborhood, who wanted the City to know how much he appreciated the Brighten B-Town crew that was recently working on his street. They cleaned up the yard in front of a vacant home and edged and cleaned the cracks in the sidewalks up and down the block. The resident frequently walks in his neighborhood, and has noticed improvements throughout. Kudos to the Public Works department!
They were at a light by 3rd St.and the city vehicle was not signaling at the intersection. The city driver then cut them off (he was on the phone). Further down by 17th St. the driver slowed down to 10 mph and as they went to pass him he started giving them "dirty looks". The city driver was in Fleet Vehicle #409 at 3:15 today.
Mr. Shields called to complain about missed trash and recycling pick ups, but also described calling the sanitation office and dealing with a "rude" employee when discussing these issues.
Helen Burmick is a resident on Bloomfield Rd. and Weimer rd. Very concerned about the County Fair and the Softball Championships happening at the same time. Took her 15 to 20 minutes to get out of her driveway.
Anonymous caller wanted to complain about recent work that was done to the sidewalk near Bryan Park on the southwest corner of Henderson. He said the area wasn't cleaned up after the work was finished and there is gravel in the grass, etc.
Jeff Ellington called on 9.26 to voice her frustration over something that had happened that morning. He was removing a tree that had fallen on a house on E. 11th St and the homeowner, Phil Stringfellow, had to move his car to accommodate Jeff's service truck. The homeowner had no other choice but to park on the street while the roof was being fixed, but still received a parking ticket. Jeff didn't think that was fair and said the parking enforcement officer "should have used some common sense."
Penny Dillon (219.5445) called the night of 9.22 to complain about the loud music at Lotusfest. She said she could hear it inside her house, a mile away from downtown. She said it's "not good for the community to be put through this every year" and she doesn't care if it does bring business to the area. She asked for a call back so she could discuss the matter in depth.
A woman named Ava Grubb called and asked to talk to someone about the condition of local cemeteries. She said she is especially concerned about one cemetery in particular, but did not want to give specifics.
Female bus driver said she thinks it's dangerous for City Sanitation trucks to block the entire width of the street when they're doing the trash pickup. She said she's afraid there will be a bad accident.