closed #210591
Fire Hazards
812 S Morton ST
- Case Date:
- 5/9/2026
Got a dangler here
Got a dangler here
uReport Case #210299 Attn: Jeff Yutmeyer I want to re-open this case because when I went to the rear of my yard this afternoon, I saw that Xfinity/Comcast, cut the cable from my house and let it drop into the thorn bushes. This presents more of a fire hazard because there is a layer of dry leaves on the ground; the cable is still attached to the electrical pole. Xfinity should be fined for doing work such as this ... what were they thinking? Please re-open this case - thank you. Elida C. Behar Wednesday, May 6, 2026
New Ticket # is ECM0021477184 This message is for Jeff Yutmeyer about my ongoing issue with the cable touching my garage roof. No one from Xfinity/Comcast has contacted me either by email, text message, or phone. Jeff, we spoke on Wed, April 29th - you called me. The cable is still touching my garage roof. I feel uncomfortable with this situation due to the amount & severity of the Bloomington storms this Spring. Here are the last uReport details: "History 4/29/2026 12:02:29 Jeff Yutmeyer contacted Jeff Yutmeyer I spoke to Elida C. Behar today to let her know Xfinity should be reaching out to her. She asked me to keep this case open until the cable is removed. Sent notification to Jeff Yutmeyer, Anonymous 4/28/2026 12:06:27 Jeff Yutmeyer commented on this case. I called Xfinity they will be emailing Elida Behar about this and making arrangements to raise or remove the wire. The New Ticket # is ECM0021477184. Sent notification to Jeff Yutmeyer, Anonymous 4/28/2026 06:12:30 Roger Kerr assigned this case to Jeff Yutmeyer" Thank you for your help, Elida C. Behar Sunday, May 3, 2026
U Report # 210060 Hi again, I'm following up from yesterday's U Report. Duke responded immediately with the information that the wire is a cable line. Duke recommended that I get back to my local Bloomington government because since I've owned this house I have never had cable service, therefore I do not know whose line it belongs to. Do you have any record as to who owns/is responsible for this abandoned cable line? And is there a statute of limitations for an abandoned line - can I cut it down myself? What is the risk of danger if I do so? Any insight that you can provide is appreciated. Sincerely, Elida C. Behar April 22, 2026
I was walking in this neighborhood Friday evening around 7:30 - and looking at this map - seems to be 2015 E Marilyn Drive - and smelled smoke - the backyard is not visible on Marilyn but while I continued my walk on S Covenanter Drive I had a view of the open fire - I noticed that this appeared to be a recreational fire - but was not in an approved device - such as a fire pit - and it did not appear that there was a bucket of water or a garden hose nearby.
Boxes of paper stored in ceiling between high tops and railing. Fire starts in ceiling sprinkler system cannot reach them. Items stored in various tiles throughout store.
Ceiling tiles above soda machine in kitchen are not only not a single tile piece but it is cut/altered and pieced together. Numerous ceiling leaks and unrelated but they do not have a valid retail food establishment permit. Should not be open for business.
3 fire hydrants in Hearthstone Village covered when City snow plows pushed snow off streets. 3 hydrants in the end of each court, between 1204-1209 and 1312-1310 (Hearthstone) and at the corner of the access road and Bridgestone. The one at 1204-1209 is especially problematic. --see attached pic --there is a hydrant somewhere under that pile of snow!
Four hours of smoke now from someone who seems to burn leaves in Stiers Park (sort of a tiny gated community). The location is right near High Street and Viva. And has to be awful for people just east of the burn. Two houses to the north, we get a lot of smoke in our windows. Everything withing a quarter mile has a smoke smell. It may have been the same household last weekend. And in previous years. My understanding is that burning is not permitted in Bloomington (and most municipalities), except for pit fires. I wasn't sure whether to report it to the Fire Dept. or Police. It is a health hazard. It is also a nuisance. And though it seems to be tended, it's not the safest thing in the world.
Smoke detector has been beeping from condo for low battery for weeks. There are 4 condos per building, the windows in unit 708 have been open all summer, and the beep echos in the woods behind. If there is a fire it's feared maybe not all occupants will be notified potentially causing loss of life. The unit seems to be owned and occupied currently, but unsure whether occupant is aware of smoke detectors importance.