Sewer Problems (Storm Sewers)
511 S Mitchell ST
- Case Date:
- 9/10/2018
The city has come out and measured several times for a culvert to be installed in front of my driveway. The problem is that the street is higher than my driveway and this house is at the bottom of a hill. When it rains all the debris from the street and houses above me come into my driveway. There is so much water that my basement can flood and the water level can easily reach several feet deep. I have at the moment blocks of stones in front of my driveway so that the debris and water keeps going down Mitchel street instead of blocking the small drainage grates that are in driveway.
Sincerely, Philippe Garnier
Drainage or Runoff
511 S Anita ST
- Case Date:
- 4/6/2017
Dear City of Bloomington Representative,
Last night’s torrential rain brought a lot of water down our driveway from the street, some of which eventually ended up in our finished basement. We've lived at this address since 2009, and this has been a problem we've lived with since then. We’ve spent almost $15,000 on waterproofing our basement, installing storm drains at the bottom of our driveway, halfway down our driveway, and installing a berm on top of the driveway. Still, water that runs down the Anita Street takes a hard right into our driveway and overwhelms our systems. Anita Street slopes south to north, after it has turned from the east to west slope of East 2nd street. We believe a majority of the water coming down Anita Street actually ends up in our driveway. A lot of the water from the street also collects in the yard of our neighbor, Allyson Youat Schnable. Water that has come into our basement has damaged equipment, furniture, boxes and their contents, and is a threat to our foundation.
I believe we have exhausted our options to comprehensively deal with the amount of storm water that is presented to us. We would love for the city to address the water coming down the street. I would be thrilled to talk to a city official about this problem.
Many thanks,
Maarten Bout
Eastside Neighborhood
511 S Anita Street
812-219-3377
Sidewalk & Curb Complaints
511 E 14th ST
- Case Date:
- 7/30/2015
hi, there is condo building located @ 14th and North Dunn St that a couple months ago had a white picket fence erected along the sidewalk/curb. There is also benches and chairs. If the company that owns this has that right I understand. I own a house I rent out in the area as well and it runs along the street in a similar fashion. I might want to add a fence along the sidewalk or street for a little hang out/party area as well in the future if that is allowed.
City Performance
510-602 North Smith Road
- Case Date:
- 4/6/2016
The north and southbound Smith Road bike lanes between 3rd and 10th are full of debris - rocks, limbs, and trash - and need to be swept.
Trash
510-598 South Morton Street
- Case Date:
- 6/5/2018
The trash for the Killion Apartment building (Woodington Management) has not been picked up in weeks. The company switched over the the City's trash service maybe a month ago and the trash and recycling are overflowing. Trash is all over my yard because of where the management company has placed the trash cans and I would just like to someone to be aware of this problem. My house is also managed by Woodington but I pay for my own utilities and garbage pick up so their garbage not being picked up has become a huge inconvenience.
Excessive Growth
510 W Fairway LN
- Case Date:
- 7/27/2018
Corner redwood
house on north side of Fairway at Rogers, tree growing next to road at corner of property hangs a little low and hinders seeing sb Rogers traffic. Around July 13? I asked the property owner to trim it when he was outside and I was in my car (he seemed to understand what I meant), but hasn't trimmed. And further north on same property or Country Club property, foliage could be trimmed back so it's not so close to Rogers, as it hinders seeing sb traffic easily.