Case Date:

9/14/2020

I wasn't sure where to send this to but hoping you can share these remarks with the Historic Preservation Commission: The HPC seems to have developed a recent tendency to focus not on the history of buildings and places but instead on what is going to be built in making decisions. I would like them to emphasize the former more, as believe it more closely aligns with their expertise and jurisdiction. Commissioner Derek Richey for instance posted to the History Club Facebook page about the Player's Pub building. Totally fine, but he also posted that implied scary, ugly, and expensive student housing would be built there. Let Planners and the City Commission deal with that. I'd like HPC to focus on whether something is worth saving, and if the only reason it is worth saving is to stop something HPC doesn't like instead of its historic value, that is not a good reason for HPC to stop something. I have no dog in the fight with this building - whatever happens is fine - but let's not use scare tactics and pseudoplanning. Historic districts are often pitched to neighborhoods as a means to enhance property values so complaining about how something high priced will go in somewhere is a bit hypocritical anyways. Also thank you for those times you all allow flexibility to creative development and reuse when keeping the old while adding new needed dimensions to our town.

Case Date:

9/14/2020

Case 173643 address: 3522 E. Morningside Drive I see the case is marked as "Closed, Resolved". Wrong - still a mess and now the front door is wide open. Neighbors very concerned about homeless entered. Action please. Nothing has occurred since my report last week. Please contact the owner to clean it up.

Case Date:

9/17/2020

1718 Circle Drive. See #173041 Same yard waste heap of sticks and branches still sitting there after all these months.

Case Date:

9/19/2020

2232 S Olde Mill Court continually leaves their trash and recycling cans at the street for several days after Thursday pick up and store the two cans in front of their house.

Case Date:

9/23/2020

I am not sure where to send this to but hoping you can share these remarks with the Historic Preservation Commission: I see that the players Pub is up for the HPC to decide if it should be taken down. I think it should. The place is about to fall in and is a eyesore to everyone in that area. I see that Derek Richey posted that he is wanting to keep because he does not want more Apt built in Bloomington? what is his job? seems like he has crossed the line and is trying to act as a city planning and not the HPC. He is trying to get all his friends to send in that is should stay so someone will not build new. That is not his job. He should not be able to post like this. Derek has crossed the line. I think it should come down and whatever goes in can only help the area out. Never heard of Boxman and I have been around my whole life. Tear it down.

Case Date:

9/25/2020

https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=173664 I'm checking in on this case because the broken furniture is still on the side of this house.i know you have followed up several times with this house and I very much appreciate your efforts. It just seems that this landlord/tenant is not responding.

Case Date:

9/26/2020

Homeowner at 2232 S Olde Mill Court leaves his garbage cans at the street for many days after the Thursday morning pickup. This picture was taken Saturday afternoon after Thursday pick up. This happens weekly. He then stores the cans outside in front of the house.

Case Date:

7/28/2022

There is a wasteland of excess garbage and debris that was unveiled when the city cut back vegetation in this area. It is on the left hand side right as you turn into the apartment complex.

Case Date:

7/29/2022

There is a wasteland of garbage on the corner of S. Oakdale Dr. & W. Bloomfield Road as you are turning into the road that leads to the Oakdale Square apartment complex.

Case Date:

5/27/2024

Excessive grass growth causing wildlife issues such as overpopulation of rabbits, the ongoing issue of excess deer, and also several parasites such as ticks are living here near the atlas apartment land. I am not sure who owns the land, however they have placed 4 modular homes at the end of the pictured street, and have decided to only mow around the homes specifically, leaving the surrounding land to neglect, affecting the residents of the atlas as well as others. This isn’t an eye sore issue, it is becoming a public safety hazard.