Case Date:

7/24/2024

My report on parking ticket processes was closed but not resolved. My request was to look into the PROCESS not get the same information that I got before (photo of ticket on my car).

Case Date:

10/13/2024

An airstream trailer has been parked on the street in front of 1014 S Palmer without being moved for well over 2 years. Weeds are growing under and around it.

Case Date:

10/25/2024

This is a heads up that the parking app that the City Of Bloomington uses isn’t working, at least for me. I don’t know if other users are having this problem, but it won’t sign me in. I have an existing account, and it says it will send you an email, but it never does. I’ve checked my spam folder. I tried this Thursday, and today (Friday) and still no email from either time. I’m using quarters now but I think it’s worth harassing the company.

Case Date:

11/29/2024

Someone busted the parking meter lithium batteries hanging out and cover is off.

Case Date:

12/4/2024

I park on 6th street between Morton and College 5 days out of the week as I work on the square. About 60% of the time the meter will read my card as declined which causes me to move spots or try to find change to fill up the meter. I had to move 3 times on 12/2 because the first meter was blank, I was told to move and when I did that meter declined my card so I moved again and that one took my card. The same issue happened today but I didn’t have a space to move to so I put in what change I had, went into where I work and got 4 more quarters and put those in and then proceeded to do the pay by phone via a guest on the app to add the needed 6.5 hours. My confirmation email told me I had until 7:03pm but the amount paid total should have went until about 8:30pm. With no guarantee of not getting a ticket, my coworker went down and put enough in to go until 8:58pm just to be safe. So a total of almost $16 to park for 8.5 hours. The meters not working properly is a continued issue for me. I have lived in Bloomington my entire life and I’ve worked downtown for 4 years always using metered parking. It wouldn’t be a big deal to me if this didn’t happen to me multiple times a week. I call every so often to inform the city of Bloomington parking about the issues I have and I’m usually told there is no way to prevent getting a ticket even if the order is put in, I just have to contest the ticket with hopes it will be dismissed. It is just frustrating to me because I always pay and I’m more often than not completely inconvenienced or late to work trying to deal with the issues with the meter. It’s just disappointing as a life resident here that has to use that parking every day. I’m hoping this reaches someone that can try to address some of these issues.

Case Date:

2/25/2025

I received a call, phone number 216-337-3255, no name. From what I could understand, there is illegal parking happening on a street that only has parking on one side. The location is Woodburn between Kenwood Drive and 17th as well as on Kinser Pike/Rogers between Kenwood Drive and 17th.

Case Date:

4/22/2024

Who's running this city?? The parking ticket fees are outrageous...!!! $30 is a punitive money grab, not an appropriate parking ticket. If you want the stores downtown to stop shutting down, and you want visitors from out of town to enjoy this town as a tourist destination, stop charging exhorbitant fees to park and exhorbitant parking tickets if a meter goes slightly over time.... half the storefronts on the square are empty... maybe stop being penny wise and pound foolish, milking people who live here and want to shop downtown with outrageous parking tickets. I'm going to call the mayor's office about this as well.

Case Date:

5/1/2025

I paid my fine today. However, I would like to note that we visited Bloomington to shop antique stores and enjoy your city. We did make purchases at 2 different antique stores and enjoyed a delicious lunch at Amrit Restaurant. We were surprised when we got back to our car and found the citation. We were parked near a crowded outdoor market and truly did not notice a meter. Most cities we visit don't charge for parking on weekends. We enjoyed our visit but will be going elsewhere in the future to spend our money in other small towns.

Case Date:

6/2/2025

I received a parking ticket, I put money in the meter but it isn’t working. I don’t think it’s fair to get a ticket when your meter took my money but still reads red. 5 th meter N of Kirkwood on College, courthouse side of the street