Case Date:

1/6/2023

I live on West Ezekiel Drive in Bloomington, which is part of the Summit Woods HOA. I've owned my home at this address for over three years, long before the rest of the neighborhood was developed. Since the neighborhood has filled in, the townhouses on my street have not been served by Bloomington city trash or recycling, leaving residents and nearby students in an apartment complex to pile trash in two hastily placed dumpsters in the drive behind our row of homes. As of tonight, the dumpsters are, once again, overflowing with trash, with full trash bags and loose trash blowing around our back yards and flocks of black birds feeding on the scraps. I have three children who often play outside, and several of my neighbors also have young children as well. Not only is this situation an on-going eyesore, but it is also dangerous and a sanitation risk for residents and families in the neighborhood. The city of Bloomington has told us that since this is a private street, there is nothing they can do to help. I’m writing to ask if you will help us address this immediate mess and also help us find a long-term solution to this perpetual problem. All of the homeowners on this street pay thousands of dollars in HOA fees every year only to see our street overrun with trash, which, ultimately, will depress property values and/or resale potentials. This situation is unacceptable and I'm hoping you to help us hold the HOA accountable and also help us find a new, more reliable and sanitary solution for the dumpsters. Every other house in our development has curb-side trash and recycling, including units literally across the street from us. I have reached out to Summit Woods HOA numerous times and they have never returned my calls or emails. Thank you so much for your help. You're welcome to call or email me if you have further questions. Richard Barnett scbarnet@indiana.edu 919-559-6282

Case Date:

9/19/2022

Tenant or homeowner has left garbage/refuse by side of the road. Some of the material is bagged, some of it is loose. None of it is in an appropriate receptacle. Some of the debris has spilled over onto the multi-use trail, creating a potential obstacle and/or tripping hazard for pedestrians/cyclists/runners/disabled individuals. Garbage/refuse has been there since at least Saturday morning, 09/17/2022.

Case Date:

9/21/2021

The owner of this property has let a bunch of homeless people move in and they have trash completely laying all over the front yard, clothes everywhere, the back yard they burn trash and it makes the entire neighborhood smell like burnt plastic.

Case Date:

8/28/2023

I live near this residence and it is becoming a major problem with yard waste trash. IT IS LITERALLY THE MOST TRASH-RIDDEN PROPERTY IN BLOOMINGTON. This is by far, the worst propert in Bloomington. I've asked multiple times for the city to help, and nobody has done anything. The front and back yards are littered with trash, and junk that he keeps piling up on the property, never attempting to clean up, or remove anything but continuously accumulating more trash. The appliances and items scattered all over the property are filling with water and becoming a breeding ground for mosquitos which when mowing my yard, I'm attacked by swarms of them. This property is becoming a major eye-sore and pain for us on this street. I have asked this person nicely multiple times if they could get this stuff under control, but they refuse. Someone please help us. He seems to believe he lives "In the County" and not the "city" allowing him to live like this. This trash is affected all other residents around him.

Case Date:

9/21/2021

These residents are leaving trash, burning trash, and holding tons of waste in their yard.

Case Date:

10/13/2021

Ticket 177560 was closed but the property has properly gotten worse since it was closed. All the drug dealers have moved back in, and are scrapping stolen property again and leaving trash all over the place. Can someone please handle this situation?

Case Date:

10/13/2021

Ticket 177562 was closed but these residents are still leaving trash, burning trash, and holding tons of waste in their yard. I beg someone to please take this seriously and request and enforce them to clean this mess up and not closing these tickets until these people remediate the issue. The problem is this area has become the wild west, and people are completely disregarding city rules/mandates/etc and nobody is taking any of it seriously. It's attracting dangerous people to this area, and its become a hotspot for drug dealers and homeless people. There are kids in this neighborhood, and its very depressing having neighbors leaving trash all over the place and making this neighborhood look the way it is looking. We are relying on you guys to please enforce this. It's enforced in other parts of town, it should especially be enforced here where the major problems are. Please have these owners take this seriously.

Case Date:

1/30/2023

A mattress has been sitting on the street outside 1709 Circle Drive for over a week. If anything can be done to encourage the owner to clean up their front yard, that would also be appreciated by local residents.

Case Date:

6/28/2023

Piles of trash are collected on the left side of the residence. If there is anything that can be done to encourage the residence to be cleaned up that would be appreciated by all neighbors

Case Date:

9/21/2021

These vagrants are filling the yard with tons of trash, the street has trash in it, a car is almost in the road, it is extremely unsightly.