What exactly is the plan for the homeless encampments that persist around City Hall? It’s been a solid month of people living in this area. Increased trash, destroying landscaping, open drug use, and safety concerns. Is this your vision for downtown? Thank you.
At intersection of 6th and n college ave, planter filled in with concrete. What is this? Does council and OOTM know about this? This is so unsightly and not in the spirit of our downtown. This needs rectified.
Few sink holes on Heritage Road, please send someone to check and fixing them.
Greetings, lovely individuals of the city! I am here to offer my humble opinion on your delightful branding adventure which has recently made quite the stir in our community. First and foremost, your efforts to elevate our beautiful city are much appreciated. While reminiscing on the past, relishing in the days of old, and remembering what Bloomington was, we do have to think ahead. My understanding of the new branding and its message about our city’s identity could not hit the nail on the head more squarely. Our community is what it is because people came here recognizing something was different and that something was “a vibe” as the kids not say, that they also felt. But we must recognize that, in order to remain a thriving and vibrant community, “the vibe” must evolve with the times. If I recall correctly, our new traffic engineer and his young family moved from a large metropolitan city with everything to offer, to the 23 square miles in the middle of south central Indiana that we call home. I do not think I presume too much to say, he didn’t choose Bloomington for the logo, he chose it because he saw a place where him and his family could belong. That’s what Bloomington is. That is what I truly believe this new branding effort captures with absolute and robust precision. So I thank you. Let us not forget the words of Weston from the ever-eloquent artist 50 Cent as we face the challenges ahead: "Hate it or love it, the underdog's on top / And I'm gon' shine homie until my heart stop." PS I love, adore, and believe whole heartedly in our new “B” and the potential it will most undoubtedly unlock.
Dead stoplight at college and Kirkwood I called into utilities and was dismissed the operator would not call street because he said it was a power outage. I saw no outage on the Duke outage map
Biking/walking path between South Roosevelt and South Jefferson (East 4th street) has weeds over 5ft tall. The vegetation is out of control. Also, vines are covering the pathway street light.
John Garzee is doing a great job responding to uReports. He is quick to reply and provides actual useful updates and information in his responses. Someone please thank John and let his boss know that he is one of the best at keeping uReports moving, getting problems solved, and communicating with the public through this platform. Others could take note from John. Thank you John for your kind, professional, and prompt attention to the endless complaints we come up with as citizens here in Bloomington. Amid the complaints, I wanted you to at least see one compliment. I appreciate your efforts.
Unhoused left broken wagon in the alley/row. Does a homeowner or neighbor that uses this alley have to pay the fee for this to get thrown away?
I have notice a very disrespectful tend toward Kirkwood business owners, disabled, and City of Blooming citizens and guests. Shen there are events are held on Kirkwood it has taken the city and extra day to remove the Ballard posts. This extra day for each event wastes public good of being able to park and go to local businesses on Sunday. This also wasted the public free space that a lot of people use on Sunday to go to those businesses. Maybe the city administration and staff don’t care because they are using a city vehicle to go and shop or eat downtown with out paying the meters. I can see understand if their jobs directly relates to a project or direct issue. They are just not getting a free space but they are keeping a paying person either by feeding the meter or a ticket and going to visit a local business. I digress also with the extra day of keeping the street all of the parking spaces are going to waste. Only the business and citizens are feeling the inconvenience of this change in policy. Maybe the city should give an additional day of free parking on areas closed after an event so maybe the city will share in the inconvenience of not opening the street up asap.
Regarding #213613 and some others that would be time consuming for me to find. - The city's approval of the 2024 high-density redevelopment on the 300 block of N. Jefferson Street has created a severe, entirely predictable neighborhood parking crisis that requires immediate action, not bureaucratic delay. By transitioning this corridor to RM zoning in 2021, the planning department allowed small single-family homes to be replaced by massive multi-room apartments, skyrocketing the local population from roughly 20 to over 80 residents. Because the rear parking lots are fundamentally inadequate for this density, the city is now dragging out on-street permit authorizations while claiming to "look at the issue." This gridlock is unacceptable. Rather than stalling, the city should immediately coordinate with Indiana University to absorb this student-driven overflow. We suggest requiring or incentivizing the residents of these new complexes to utilize IU parking permits for the nearby Eigenmann Hall parking lot, which sits just a block away, effectively shifting the vehicle burden off neighborhood streets and onto the campus infrastructure designed to handle it.