Debris Removal (Sand, General Street Debris)
501 E Kirkwood AVE
- Case Date:
- 7/31/2022
Homeless people are again living in People’s Park.
They’re using drugs, fighting, leaving trash everywhere, screaming and yelling, urinating and defecating and have taken over most of the benches and tables.
It also appears that they are sleeping there overnight.
We bought ice cream across the street and expected to have a nice Sunday afternoon in the park for thirty minutes or so… we tried sitting on the steps of a business on the opposite side of Dunn Street but the shrubbery nearby was probably soaked in urine based on the stench.
We simply left at that point…..
No other Indiana city of the same size and population has a homeless population of 1 % of that of Bloomington and that is directly attributable to the fact that Bloomington attracts these people by virtue of feeding them and enabling them unlike anywhere else in Indiana.
I’ve lived in and near Bloomington since 1974 and this has simply gotten totally out of hand.
- Case Date:
- 8/2/2022
Renters left pile of debris by street
Animal Control & Neglected Pets
501 E Kirkwood AVE
- Case Date:
- 8/3/2022
There is a small sandy-colored dog tied to a post in People's Park that looks undernourished/neglected.
- Case Date:
- 8/9/2022
The several trash bins at this property continue to be overfilled and surrounded by garbage. The trash blows onto Walnut St and onto neighboring properties. These bins have looked like this for a few weeks. Thank you for your help.
Potholes, Other Street Repair
302 1/2 E 7th ST
- Case Date:
- 8/12/2022
The manhole covers on 7th are getting loose again and cause a lot of noise when cars drive over them. There is a lot more traffic on 7th traffic on 7th street and you can hear the noise 27/7. A crew came out in June and fixed the problem, but the problem is back. There needs to be some kind of rubber ring installed to abate the noise. The covers are also not seated correctly, making them rattle.
Blocked Sidewalk
800 N Lincoln ST
- Case Date:
- 8/16/2022
Retaining wall collapsing (again) on NW corner of property. Large limestone block has fallen into sidewalk, blocking wheelchair and stroller passage.
- Case Date:
- 8/16/2022
Garbage piling up and strewn around deck in backyard - visible from alley. Recurring problem at this address.
- Case Date:
- 8/16/2022
Over-occupied. Has been a problem for at least one year. Current tenants ave the following Indiana license plate numbers: YKS555 - AVA812 - YKX366 - 145PZA - TSN865 - RFV277 - 450BXO - TK430LIJ (white pickup truck). Property is not grandfathered, so has maximum of three occupants. Landlord advertises it as 4-bedroom:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/305-E-11th-St-Bloomington-IN-47408/94516124_zpid/
Sidewalk & Curb Complaints
322 E 12th ST
- Case Date:
- 8/16/2022
Rental permit should not be renewed until property owner repairs the sidewalk in front of house. It is highly degraded and dangerous.
- Case Date:
- 8/16/2022
Property should be inspected prior to allowing it to be rented. House is in disrepair and outdoor property has invasive plants growing all around buildings and up into electrical wires on SE corner of property.