Case Date:

5/14/2025

I am a 30-plus-year resident of Bloomington. Ten years ago, my wife and I decided to move out to the County because of the rising crime and homeless people issues in the City. We have tried on many occasions to bring our family downtown for dinner, ice cream, etc. Every time we do, we encounter issues with homeless people. Last night (Tuesday, May 13th), we tried once again to enjoy the downtown area of our City. I arrived downtown first and had arranged to meet my family at Dave's Hot Chicken. As I was waiting outside, a homeless man stumbled out of the restaurant carrying food that someone had bought for him. This man was so intoxicated that he dropped his food on the ground and dropped a bag of other items he had. An innocent college-age girl tried to help him pick up the dropped items, and the man barked at her. She quickly moved away. The man then sat down at an outdoor table, took a bite of the chicken, and threw it on the ground. He then picked it up and began eating it again. I went in the restaurant and told the manager about this incident and said I had planned on meeting my family there for dinner, but have now changed our mind about eating there. I went across the street and stood in front of the library to wait for my family. Instantly, another homeless man approached me and asked for money> I told him in a stern voice to keep walking, when he began to harass me about not giving him money. This time my voice was in a demanding voice that he walk away, in which he did. After that guy walked away, another homeless man walked past me, talking to himself loudly, saying he had invented a carbon fiber rocket ship that Putin was going to pay for, and it would not cost the US any money. When he saw that I was not paying attention to him, he stopped and yelled towards me about his invention. I again in a demanding voice that he keep walking, which he did. My family had arrived and as we were talking about where to have dinner at, another homeless man had walked into Dave's Hot Chicken. While he was in there, the original homeless man who was intoxicated at Daves, attempted to steal the other homeless guys blankets and items. This caused both homeless men to get into an argument. We (my family decided to go to Ellettsville for dinner, far away from downtown. This is an absolute disgrace to our City when a family can not enjoy an evening in our downtown area. Bloomington needs to be more like Martinsville's downtown area. There are several varieties of restaurants and shops downtown in Martinsville. NO HOMELESS PEOPLE, and it's clean and inviting. Downtown Bloomington is a disgrace.

Case Date:

4/28/2025

This photo was taken on April 28, 2025, before 10 pm. It is a photograph of one of the lights on the east side of the house, on the porch. The light is completely unshielded, glaring, very bright, with light trespass onto the neighboring property. The photo of the light was taken from inside the neighboring house to the south/ The light trespass onto this neighboring property from 2104 Woodstock place was measured by someone from the city, and confirmed, years ago. This is an ongoing problem. It is a disruptive nuisance. Please enforce the municipal code. These are the violations of the municipal code by the owners of 2104 Woodstock place: lighting: (5) Glare. All lighting fixtures shall be installed so as not to cause glare at or beyond the property line and shall not be aimed toward traffic. Shielding. ii. Light Trespass. All lighting fixtures shall be installed so that light trespass from any property line, except a property line abutting a public street, shall not exceed two footcandles at a point one meter beyond the property line.

Case Date:

4/22/2025

Hello, On Friday, April 19, 2025, the town was trimming the trees in the back area (of my yard) to clear the electrical wires. During the work, the decorative angel in my rear yard was damaged - see attached photo. I discovered this damage on Sunday afternoon, when mowing my lawn. I'd like to be reimbursed because the angel is ruined; this angel came from my mother's yard. How do we proceed for getting this reimbursement to me? Sincerely, Elida C. Behar 04-22-25

Case Date:

4/20/2025

large bag of trash ny the road, been pulled up into grass area. right after you pass the entrance in to renwick on sare road on the right. thx

Case Date:

4/16/2025

Street light out... Corner of Sherbrooke Road and Emilie Court

Case Date:

4/16/2025

When I'm driving northbound on S Harrell Rd, I find it dangerous to turn left at this intersection. Specifically, the view to the right (east on Rhorer Rd.) is short due to a hill nearby. Traffic is supposed to be going 35 mph, but I believe that often traffic is moving faster than that, which gives too little time to determine if it's safe to make the left turn to proceed westbound on Rhorer. I know of at least one accident at this intersection in the past year. I nearly had one yesterday because I was starting to accelerate quickly to make the lefthand turn safely after a westbound car passed me (due to the short view to the east) but that car didn't have its blinker on, and it unexpectedly turned left in front of me when I was starting to move, and I had to brake to avoid hitting it. All in all, that left turn is dangerous in my opinion.

Case Date:

4/5/2025

Street light is not working at 5302 and 5296 Earl Young Road

Case Date:

4/3/2025

Dang turn signals turn on when no cars are in the turn lane. What's up with that? Makes me want to run the red light. I guess that is ok.

Case Date:

4/3/2025

Light for Cory lane traffic to turn east or west last 30 seconds! Why do two cars need 30 seconds while the 30 cars trying to go east and west get stopped so frequently? This is a nightmare in the morning. No cars even on Cory Lane and I'm stopping at a red light for no cars! It's been like this since W 3rd was paved. How long will it take to fix this one?

Case Date:

4/2/2025

Street lamp out at the corner of sunset and park square