closed #183430
Trails
2301 S Highland Ave, Bloomington, IN 47401, USA
- Case Date:
- 4/13/2023
tree down across center path
tree down across center path
big trees fell and now block trail and must walk in woods
There are large trees across trails.
Given that tomorrow is the last date to lodge complaints against how the Southeast Park Trail 2 was constructed, and given that I've already lodged complaints against this (to no avail), I am one last time losing a last complaint against the SE Park Trail 2, to document that you people aren't even considering this issue as relevant. Just to document this for records, I've complained about the SE Park 2 issues for a couple of years now. The City chooses to ignore these complaints. I have only complained about how The City and their colleagues ignored my complaints over time. And still...... At some point will our city planners do something about this? No?
Has report #183351 from April 5th been forgotten? No response as far as I can tell & trees are still blocking trails in at least 7 places. thanks
Recent storms have downed a lot of trees and sticks, not all trails are blocked but some are
Leaf blowing riding-mower abuse. The riding mower, attached with a leaf blower, driven by a city employee, Wednesday April 26 at 12:30pm, was being used to abuse the soil and surrounding greenspace. The shoulder of the west spur trail, at the southern end of the Switchyard Trail, was being subjected to harsh blower force and hostile behaviour. This force and speed created a billowing soil-cloud that rose 50ft above the trail and continued to float towards the creek 300 ft in an east direction. This environmental abuse was viewed from the Bloomington Rail Trail parking lot and witnessed by two city employees and five volunteers. From this vantage point we were able to see the leaf blower mechanism had a diameter of 12-18". The speed and noise of the mower drew our attention. The previous day, I had conducted a survey and recorded invasive plants along this portion of the trail. This slender strip of greenspace did not have leaves to be cleared from the trail, nor did it need to be mown. In addition, I observed the ground cover habitat being used by a pileated woodpecker as it foraged for food. Treating habitat in this way destroys important food sources, is a breathing health-hazard, is abusive, and demonstrates hostile behaviour.
Spray paint graffiti on sign
A large, broken branch is hanging over the Clear Creek Trail. It's only held up by a few smaller branches and looks like it could fall pretty easily. Since it's such a large branch, I'm concerned that somebody could get hurt. Location is on Clear Creek Trail, north of the That Road Trailhead, about 100 feet north of the "From Tapp Round-About 1 mile marking sign that faces northbound.(or about 100 feet north of the last house that's on Dove Dr., on the right of the trail if you're going northbound)
A pet waste station is desperately needed at the intersection of Moravec Way and the B-Line. There are piles of uncollected pet waste all along the trail in this area, which I often step in while performing my Adopt-a-Greenspace duties. I suspect that folks would be more willing to bag up their pet's waste if there was a convenient disposal option here.