Blocked Street
498 West Country Club Drive
- Case Date:
- 7/10/2018
There is a large "road closed" barrier at the intersection of Rogers Street and Country Club Drive. Someone is posting additional advertisements on the barrier. Something about "Give God the controller."
Potholes, Other Street Repair
253 East Davis Street
- Case Date:
- 7/10/2018
there is a hole in the pavement in the middle of west bound lane of Davis street. This hole has gotten deeper over time. It is roughly 12" in diameter.
Potholes, Other Street Repair
1210 S Lincoln ST
- Case Date:
- 7/10/2018
Between houses 1210 and 1212 on South Lincoln Street, there is a section of pavement that has buckled and is allowing runoff to wash out the soil under the road and sidewalk. The size is approximately 16" X 36". It is located directly off of the curb, and near the driveway for 1212 South Lincoln St.
Blocked Street
915 E 1st ST
- Case Date:
- 7/10/2018
Broken tree branch hanging over the street on 1st St at the NW corner of 1st and Woodlawn.
City Performance
2309 S Boulder CT
- Case Date:
- 7/10/2018
City seems to be deleting and ignoring requests/complaints made through this forum.
Yesterday I came home to find one of my trees had been cut down by the city. It is a tree I purchased and planted 10 years ago. With no prior notice, or any explanation, it was cut down yesterday. I complained on this forum last night, ticket #165085 and it was assigned to Charles Brandt. I checked status this morning and the ticket seems to have disappeared. I can find no record of it. I also did not receive a response of any kind. Charles Brandt did not address my issue, respond to my issue, or try to resolve my issue.
City response to it's voting citizens, who the city works for, needs to be addressed. What happened to my original complaint?
Sidewalk & Curb Complaints
2309 S Boulder CT
- Case Date:
- 7/10/2018
Yesterday I came home to find one of my trees had been cut down by the city. It is a tree I purchased and planted 10 years ago. With no prior notice, or any explanation, it was cut down yesterday. I complained on this forum last night, ticket #165085 and it was assigned to Charles Brandt. I checked status this morning and the ticket seems to have disappeared. I can find no record of it. I also did not receive a response of any kind. The tree was bought by me and no reimbursement has been offered for the city destroying my property. The original complaint was submitted properly, and assigned, and removed from the system without a response from the city. I demand an explanation and I will not be going away until this issue is resolved.
- Case Date:
- 7/10/2018
What is wrong with the City transportation people! We already have the worst traffic in Bloomington. Absolutely DO NOT eliminate the one ways of Atwater college etc. to create slow and jammed skinny streets without any alternatives. Biking is great and so is walking but we all can't afford to live 200 feet from work and school and some of us must get across town. Neighborhoods are great but Bloomington can't be one giant one with zero arterials. That is crazy. We need several large and frankly expanded arteriajs to get across town in both directions. And then if you want to have slow and multi use webbing that is great. But we still need major trafficways. Stop killing or economy and time by creating logjams. Please please keep two lane roads. Also with the new construction for students miles from campus in the East there better be a plan to keep them from jamming things up. We need a healthy third or other east/west large and speedy road all the way through town. The same with North south options. Stop catering to white liberal privilege of folks with enough money and time to buy a downtown historic home and take their electric bike to work. That isn't the reality of working people.
Sidewalk & Curb Complaints
- Case Date:
- 7/10/2018
Sign is blocking fire hydrant on Smith/E third intersection. Not sure if that is a violation but looks trashy and at a very public corner. would LOVE if fence can be fixed there to.
- Case Date:
- 7/10/2018
Shoes on the power lines at N. Smith/E. Morningside intersection.
Yard Waste
1364 East Rogers Road
- Case Date:
- 7/10/2018
Duke Energy removed two trees from city property (immediately adjacent to E Rogers Road) and left the two sycamore trucks cut up in 8' segments on my property. I called Duke and asked them to remove them, but they said it's the landowner's responsibility (Duke cuts, but doesn't remove). Since the trees were on city-owned land, I hope the city will dispose of them. Please see the attached screenshot from the GIS system that demonstrates where my property boundary ends. The city clearly owns some portion of land adjacent to the road. These two trees were within three feet of Rogers Road, and were removed to provide more access to the pole Duke is replacing.
Additionally, I'm frustrated with Duke about two things:
1) The pipe they've installed immediately adjacent to the road is incredibly unsightly. It's rusty and approximately 20 feet too long. I'd be happy to provide a picture of this.
2) In order to get big trucks back to this pole, they have installed two corrugated plastic drainage pipes and covered them with gravel. They are dramatically too small for the location. Since they first did this several years ago, the pipes are continuously clogged with leaves and sticks. The flow of water is constantly stopped here. As a result, there is a bit of local flooding which washes out the gravel Duke uses to cover the culverts. This is a very disappointing solution to have implemented on one's property. I have pictures of this, as well.
I have no problem with Duke accessing their pole. They have every right to do so. I also understand that the City probably didn't know their trees were cut down or placed on my property. But I'm quite disappointed in the quality of materials and work that Duke has utilized to access their easement on my property. Can you please help with these things?