Case Date:

5/20/2023

We hope these comments will fall on fertile ground resolving a vacant feeling at the Farmer's Market. For many years, Medicare for All Indiana Bloomington, formerly known as Hoosiers for a Commonsense Health Plan, has had a booth in Information Alley, paying ahead for the whole season. Our booth has been well attended by market patrons by having many deep and important conversations about healthcare with people who live in the Bloomington area, other regions around Indiana, the US, and indeed, international students and visitors. COVID restricted our being at the market. Last year, the days the market was open for Information Alley, it frequently rained, so we cancelled several times. Today was our first day back for 2023. Information Alley felt like a ghost town. No food vendors and only two other booths, the Dems and the ballet students. What was missing was the spirit of a bustling market with people buying bread, coffee, tea, pastries, savory eggs and tamales. When we asked about the empty food area, we were told that it's the vendor fees keeping vendors out. We've been hearing this for many years. The popularity of the food vendors goes hand in hand with the market growers. Market growers we spoke with this morning expressed the same attitude. Each group, the food vendors and market growers, support the other in bringing people to the market. If in fact, it's the fee, then we believe that the decision is penny wise and pound foolish from what we witnessed today. The market is dull without the bustling food vendor area. The identity of Bloomington having a thriving farmers market is an asset to the entire community. We're curious just how much money is involved with fees for the food vendors. Are they being asked to subsidize the market without setting up in the heart of the market with covered space? How much do the total fees collected from food vendors add to the Parks and Recreation budget? And is the fee worth the alienation of food vendors in the long run? We look forward to hearing your response. Medicare for All Indiana - Bloomington Karen Green Stone Cathy Rountree Kris Campbell Rob Stone, MD

Case Date:

5/20/2023

Abandon house, grass has not been cut this year. Eyesore for the entire Prospect Hill Neighborhood.

Case Date:

5/21/2023

Lawn is waist high. Hasn’t been cut yet in 2023. Please do something about it.

Case Date:

5/21/2023

After the city did digging to put in the new internet system, we have a hole on our property that needs to be repaired.

Case Date:

5/23/2023

We could use a trash receptacle or combo trash/recycling on the dam side of Griffy Lake. This area gets quite a bit of usage during the warm months and I find a lot of bottles and cans, fishing materials, and dog waste in the area. Since the area is already being mowed on a regular basis, I would imagine it would be fairly easy for the crew to empty the bin at the same time.

Case Date:

5/24/2023

A large tree looks to be dead in the sidewalk right along the street

Case Date:

5/24/2023

This graffiti is either an unpermitted public art display under the city's public art approval process or a violation of the city's sign ordinance. No matter the message, the city needs to insist that private property owners remove or cover graffiti as soon as possible to discourage future vandalism and prevent an intimidating downtown atmosphere. The city regularly requires private property owners to address unsightly items such as accumulated trash and unmowed lawns. Graffiti should be treated no differently.

Case Date:

5/25/2023

Someone is living in a motor home on the city street. And, there is a junk car with busted windows and flat tires parked on the street. Both of these vehicles have been here for several days.

Case Date:

5/26/2023

Excessive trash.

Case Date:

5/26/2023

Neighbors dog keeps coming in my yard and pooping. I have told the neighbor and his landlord not to let the dog roam free, but they don't listen. My son is allergic to dogs. I don't want to pick up dog poop from someone else's dog. I don't want it in my yard. The dog needs to stay leashed.