closed #204131
Other
224 S Maple ST
- Case Date:
- 7/10/2025
Blue car with flat tire appears to be abandoned. Garbage, junk, and debris is accumulating
Blue car with flat tire appears to be abandoned. Garbage, junk, and debris is accumulating
I had my car predatorily towed by Tow Time Towing and Recovery on 22 May, I believe in the afternoon. I woke up this morning needing to get to work, and my vehicle was gone. I panicked and assumed it had been stolen only to find it had been towed due to failure to display a parking permit – despite the fact that the parking lot was nearly completely empty, and I was not obstructing any parking. Additionally, I was parked in my parking place, but after driving, I forgot to return my parking pass to the mirror. The pass was removed because it obstructs my view while driving. I have seen that the cap cost in Bloomington for towing is $135 and yet Tow Time has insisted I owe them $170 for the tow. After explaining the situation they said there was nothing to be done. I have since not been able to get to work due to my vehicle being gone so unexpectedly and will have to walk over two miles to the impound lot to pay to retrieve my predatorily impounded vehicle. There were no warnings I was in violation, and this has caused a considerable disruption to my work schedule and put a very significant financial strain on me given the unexpected and, in my opinion, excessive nature of the fine for what was not an illegal action and was little more than a small error in forgetting to re-display my parking pass. I would appreciate any assistance in this moving forward, and I hope by filing this, I can assist in the prevention of predatory impounding like this moving forward.
The two lights in the alley along the west wall of the 4th Street parking garage are out. The one closest to the photographer in this photo has been out since a few weeks after the garage opened. I would suspect that they are both still under warranty. The alley is pretty dark, the photo is misleading as to the light level there.
Cars always parked alongside the bus stop where the wheelchair ramp is bus turning off of West 15th can often not see people over SUVs and trucks parked along there I believe the city ordinances no parking but cars continue to park there because there is no sign or curb painted with enough room for the bus to pull over to the right almost missed the bus to work because people am small and cars were blocking as usual and people feel unsafe walking between cars to run out into the road and wave down the bus. A person in a wheelchair can certainly not be seen and would have difficulty Wheeling out into the street to the bus because there is not room for the bus to pull over and lower the lift on to the ramp attaching the road to the sidewalk have people called City police for towing multiple times police drive close by look over and then drive away doing nothing
A big, white delivery van parks here often. It leaks oil and has created an oil patch on the street out front.
There is a Heartland Tower Solutions LLC work truck with trailer and excavator that parks between 3641 and 3637 Tamarron Drive every Friday and moves Monday morning. The City street should not be a place for them to store their equipment over the weekend.
Meter missing at handicap space.
Unknown if this is a violation or not. Red Lincoln automobile parked in backyard for years. Flat tires and expired license plate (2020).
Multiple vehicles parked On both sides of the road making navigating through the street a little difficult especially with bigger vehicles and delivery trucks
Red Pontiac grand pr flat tire has been outside 1411 west illinois for almost a yr now and has not moved.