Street Trees
710 N Fess AVE
- Case Date:
- 6/3/2024
Large (beautiful) sycamore on the SE corner of Fess/11th is encased in vines, some of which are poison ivy. This is right by the sidewalk, and appears to be in the City ROW. Is the trimming of the vines the responsibility of the owner? Elevate says IU owns this parcel. It looks like the vines are so heavy that it is stressing the tree. There is also a large maple (?) just east of it that has some vines, but it only looks like a Euonymous.
Street Trees
115 1/2 E 8th ST
- Case Date:
- 6/3/2024
One of the two trees in the City ROW in front of this house (the west tree) is almost completely dead with large branches high up that look like they could fall any minute onto something or someone. The east tree looks fine, except for all the vines growing on it that could be stressing it.
Sidewalk & Curb Complaints
407 E Kirkwood AVE
- Case Date:
- 6/11/2024
Missing tree grate. This is a trip hazard and not ADA compliant. Please replace tree grate or install pavers.
Street Trees
400 E 7th St, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
- Case Date:
- 6/17/2024
Dead street tree in ROW along the south side of 7th Street half-way between Grant and Dunn, and immediately west of the former entrance to the Poplars. Attached image from Google maps is from July 2023, healthy and perhaps newly planted.
- Case Date:
- 7/31/2023
My wife and I walk our dogs on the trail between Fenbrook Lane and Hoosier Acres and noticed someone had cut down trees south of Homestead Dr. along Meadowbrook Lane. We thought those were City trees.
- Case Date:
- 6/19/2024
I live off of Thornton Dr and walk the B-Link trail to Switchyard Park daily. I have been observing a Cooper's hawk and two chicks in a nest for several weeks now, and was dismayed to see the city doing tree work over the last few days. They seem to have missed the tree with the hawks in it, but I would like to know 1) what environmental assessments were undertaken prior to conducting the tree work and 2) why the decision was made to remove branches now, during the nesting season, rather than in the fall or winter when most birds are not actively nesting. The disturbance from neighboring trees and noise could have been enough to make the birds abandon the nest out of fear for their safety, and they have lost significant protection from neighboring trees.
Street Trees
106 E 2nd ST
- Case Date:
- 6/18/2024
There are two dogwood trees on the sidewalk that have lots of weeds growing at the base and desperately need to be watered.
- Case Date:
- 6/15/2024
Trailer parking interfering with traffic flow at Griffy lot. Plus dogs not on leash.
- Case Date:
- 6/18/2024
The morning of June 15, 2024, around 6:30am the Monroe Fire Protection District was out on the Rail Trail for a fire at the homeless camps north of Gordon Pike on City owned property. The City should not be allowing the homeless to openly burn material back in the woods there. The fire department cannot easily get their equipment back into the wooded area to deal with fires at the homeless camps.
- Case Date:
- 6/18/2024
June 16, 2024: In the evening the homeless camp on the Rail Trail north of Gordon Pike smelled as if it was burning trash. The smoke was heavy in the area and smelled like burning trash. The City should not be allowing the homeless to openly burn trash on property that is owned by the City along the Rail Trail. This needs to be shut down immediately as it is hazardous to the health of everyone in the are.