- Case Date:
- 6/18/2024
The homeless camp along the Rail Trail north of Gordon Pike is burning trash on the evening of June 18, 2024, after 10pm. The smell is very strong in the surrounding area. The City needs to put a stop to this activity immediately as it is occurring illegally on City owned property. The city is allowing the homeless to openly burn on City property, which is ridiculous.
- Case Date:
- 6/19/2024
This was reported as a fire hazard, and also being reported as a trails issue to keep the parks dept updated on the activity along the Rail Trail. Large fire at 10:10pm on June 19, 2024, in the woods along the Rail Trail. The homeless camp on City-owned property (according to the GIS) is burning a large, open fire this evening. This is on the Rail Trail north of Gordon Pike maybe 0.3 to 0.4 miles, east and south of the Terrace Drive area. This is a significant hazard to the City property and neighboring private property. The fires need to stop and the camps need to be cleared out immediately before the homeless burn acres of woods, fences, sheds, houses, trailers -- anything in the vicinity could go up in flames soon.
- Case Date:
- 6/13/2024
I am the President of the Board of Trustees at Unity of Bloomington. Our parking lot is partially owned by us, and partially City property as the B-Line runs behind our building on S. Rogers & Gordon Pk. (We currently maintain the entire parking lot vis-a-vis snow removal etc.)
Recent changes, especially in Switchyard Park, have precipitated a migration of unhoused persons south on the B-Line trail. The UoB parking lot has become a stop-over for derelict vehicles and we're experiencing a significant increase in loitering and trash.
The Board of Trustees recognizes that this is an important ministry opportunity, and we are engaged in prayerful consideration of reasonable steps forward. In the meantime, we host a nursery school in our facility and safety is an ongoing concern.
My current request is this:
1. Could we receive help from the City to secure a larger trash barrel than the small trail-sized container currently in place near our parking lot (and would it be up to us or the City to tend it)?
2. Could the City help by providing a cigarette butt receptacle for our parking lot? (My husband and I collected more than 100 cigarette butts from the Unity parking lot before services last Sunday)
3. Are there any other recommendations or resources the City might provide in a situation such as this?
Thank you for any advice and assistance you can provide,
Joanie Spain
UoB Board President
Street Trees
2639 S Sunflower DR
- Case Date:
- 5/24/2021
I live in the Sunflower Condo Addition across from Summit Elementary. We have a problem with several maple trees by the street that the city owns, ours is one of the worse and another one on the southwest corner of Country Side and Sunflower. The leaves have big black and yellow spots and fall off. What can we or you can do?
Thank you, Edda Callahan
Street Trees
1805 E Winslow RD
- Case Date:
- 6/16/2021
There are trees hanging low in the multi-use trail on the north side of Winslow Rd. from just west of S Xaxier Ct east to the end of the tail. They hit bike riders in the face so you have to duck to ride through.
Street Trees
1025 S Hawthorne DR
- Case Date:
- 6/19/2021
Fallen tree branch across Hawthorne Dr. Branches have been cut and pushed to side of street (in front of 1025 and 1019), but need to be cleared off.
Street Trees
2103 S Summerwood CT
- Case Date:
- 6/20/2021
A tree has somewhat fallen over Azalea Lane and should be removed. Any tall trucks would now hit the branches.
Street Trees
703 S Fess AVE
- Case Date:
- 6/24/2021
One of the Bradford pear trees damaged in the storm has a large branch -- at base probably 8-9" in diameter-- broken off and caught up on other branches about 20' up. I think a good wind will bring it down probably at least partially on the sidewalk. It's the middle of three Bradford pears on the east side of S Fess between 703 and 701. Could be the whole tree needs to be taken down?
Thanks!
Street Trees
2638 S Isabel CT
- Case Date:
- 7/2/2021
Dead tree in between sidewalk and street where cars park. Please remove and happy to have another tree planted in its place.
Street Trees
2309 S Zona CT
- Case Date:
- 7/7/2021
City tree has fallen into my yard on the corner of S Zona and S Terra. I have tried to call and email Erin Hatch for since June 25th, 2021 with no answer.