Case Date:

9/30/2019

There is a 12" deep depression. My car bottomed out resilting in minor damage. This is the first parking spot west on Kirkwood in fron of the Von Lee.

Case Date:

9/30/2019

This is a Parks issue but potentially a City-wide one. Does the City not have an advertising vetting policy in place? If so, can it please be reviewed? I was very disappointed to see a Lighthouse Christian Academy sign in the City's Twin Lakes facility earlier this month. This institution discriminates not only against LGBTQIA2 students (banning them) but goes even one step further and bans students with LGBTQIA2 parents. The Farmers Market situation is clearly a mess but the City's position has been not to eliminate the white supremacist booth due to it not practicing discrimination in the business sense with customers and the public. This is legally in the right. Lighthouse can pose no such defense. It outright discriminates and the City can and should have a policy that does not allow advertising from entities that discriminate against protected local classes. This is content neutral. Sexual orientation and gender identity for local Code are rightly on an equal plane with race, disability, and other categories. There is little doubt that the City would not be putting up large billboards from a local school that banned students of color for instance or white children with parents of color. This is not a contest but an illustration. A vetting policy needs developed and enforced that exemplifies the very basic values of no active local discrimination of advertisers. The people of Bloomington deserve better than being faced with such billboards in public arenas. Surely a city government is not forced to accept funding from hate groups. P.S. Please undergo a more comprehensive review City-wide of items as they pertain to sexual orientation and gender identity. I'm sure other groups could also benefit from a review (such as people of Asian origin) but sexual orientation and gender identity is one definite one. An HRC report card is a bragging point but does not seem to be seriously used as a tool for improvement. For instance, City Hall has no public gender neutral bathroom for those who may feel uncomfortable using the facilities available. Thanks for your good work, but let's do even better.

Case Date:

10/1/2019

We live on the street, and Bloomington recently put up permit parking

Case Date:

10/1/2019

I own and live in a property at 118 N. Jackson St. The alley that runs directly by our home (runs parallel between Kirkwood and 6th Street) has become extremely overgrown in the last two years. It's often a dumping ground for clothes, junk and drugs (yes, I have photos of various people hiding items in the brush for others to retrieve). Heretofore, my girlfriend and I are the only people picking things up when clothes and junk are dumped in the alley. I would love a city clean up of brush, limbs, overgrowth and trash and feel like a better looking alley would not lend itself to discarded items so often. I've included one photo from my kitchen window of one (of several) instances in which a seemingly homeless man was hiding/exchanging items in the brush for (what i assume must be) other individuals to find. I of course realize this alley is never going to get a garden award but do believe shaping it up and removing much of the brush would help this situation greatly.

Case Date:

10/2/2019

Vehicle has been parked on city street and not moved for several months. The license plates are not current. Property is at 1306 W. 6th Street and is owned by Michael Englert.

Case Date:

10/2/2019

Vehicle is parked in front of garage(s) and has not been moved. License plates are expired and it has a flat tire. Does not appear to be in running condition. Garages are on Ritter Street behind the house on the corner at 1318 W. Kirkwood Ave. House is owned by Simon Ladd. House and garages are rental property.

Case Date:

10/2/2019

Vehicle was placed on property a couple of months ago. Windows are broken out and vehicle is damaged, sometimes covered with a tarp. Property is owned by Christopher Burks, 890 Flintridge Ave, La Canada, Flintridge, CA 91011. This is a vacant lot.

Case Date:

10/2/2019

Vehicle under the blue tarp is a Jeep in gray primer. It is missing parts and does not have a license plate. It has been in this location for several years. It is located at 1401 W. 6th Street which is owned by Robert Burks. (Related to Christopher Burks). Robert Burks has his son, Anthony Burks living in the house. Anthony has been accumulating items in the yard.

Case Date:

10/2/2019

The red Chevy truck with the flat bed has been parked for over a year with a flat tire. It does not appear to be operable. Behind the truck is a boat trailer with scrap lumber and shingles piled on it. The property is at the south west corner of N. Adams Street and W. 7th Street. The property is owned by Dustin Sullivan, 2912 State Ferry Road, Solsberry, IN.

Case Date:

10/2/2019

This Honda vehicle with California plates is parked on the property of Fairview United Methodist Church, 600 W. 6th Street. It probably belongs to the renter of the brick house in the background. I am a Trustee of FUMC and we would like to have the vehicle removed from our parking lot.