Unsafe Buildings
508 W 13th ST
- Case Date:
- 5/24/2017
House and property presents unsafe conditions, including:
1) exterior paint chipping (hazardous to young children and pregnant women)
2) unstable stone wall along sidewalk
3) overgrown weeds
4) large tree overhanging neighboring house
5) deteriorating foundation
6) porch seems to be falling away from house
7) overgrown branches on electrical wire
8) deteriorating roof/shingles
Example photo provided as attachment.
- Case Date:
- 10/5/2017
Trash bins stored in full view at sidewalk, perched on retaining wall.
- Case Date:
- 10/5/2017
Trash bin stored on sidewalk
- Case Date:
- 10/5/2017
Trash bins by sidewalk (on Cottage Grove)
Trash
817 N Washington ST
- Case Date:
- 11/7/2017
Trash bin on sidewalk
- Case Date:
- 11/7/2017
Trash bin on sidewalk (on Grant)
Excessive Growth
1002 W 6th ST
- Case Date:
- 3/29/2018
Overgrown bamboo at 1002 W 6 St and Elm bending into sidewalks and street obstructing traffic. Bird droppings covering the sidewalk. The invasive plant has encroached on neighboring property where we live at 1004, so we are having to engage removal services and eventually install impermeable barriers at our expense. The back yard of 1002 is overgrown also, feral cats, possum and a skunk have been sited or smelled in a fallen shed which has not been cleared out. The Elm Street side of 1002 is full of debris and overgrowth and there is an unattended stagnant water feature where we hear frogs in the summer (which do attract copperhead snakes).
Someone does seem to be inhabiting the house, though we know that the owner of the house does not reside in Indiana presently.
Excessive Growth
113 E 10th ST
- Case Date:
- 6/23/2018
Bush growth overtaken sidewalk, forcing pedestrians to walk into 10th st.
Potholes, Other Street Repair
800 N Washington ST
- Case Date:
- 8/1/2018
Last year, the section of the sidewalk at Washington and Cottage Grove was replaced, but the workers left a trench in the road that collects water and breeds mosquitos. I couldn't help but notice when similar work was done this summer on 10th street and a layer of pavement was laid alongside the sidewalk to fill the trench there. Probably just an oversight but it'd be nice to get this job completed.
Sidewalk Snow Removal
201 E 12th ST
- Case Date:
- 1/22/2016
Snow on still sidewalk