Parks & Playgrounds
1601 S Rogers ST
- Case Date:
- 6/7/2024
I’m a frequent user of Switchyard park, but I’m very unhappy with the state of the parking lot on Walnut St. I’ve seen city employees out working in the area several times, but it’s still unsightly. The beds are sparse and bare-looking. It appears as though the working crew has mulched around Johnson grass - an invasive grass - and tall fescue. Does the landscaper not know the difference between invasive and ornamental grasses?
Not only this, the hills south of the stage area around the playground and dog park are filled with thistles, Johnson grass, and other invasives. Is the city’s flagship park not worth landscaping maintenance?
Considering that this is the city’s most beloved, brag-worthy park and it still looks awful, I’m hesitant to visit other parks.
- Case Date:
- 5/17/2024
This mileage sign for walkers heading northwest on the Clear Creek Trail is totally unreadable. It is across from the hopscotch court on the little learning trail just south of That Road. Cheap to replace! I think it is meant to mark 0.5 mile point from the roundabout where CCT intersects with the Bloomington Rail Trail. We walkers like to know how far we’ve traveled! FYI the pavers under several of the benches on the trail are loose and could also use some work.
- Case Date:
- 5/17/2024
This mileage sign at top for people walking northwest on Clear Creek Trail is nearly unreadable and incorrect. Needs replacement. It barely says 1 mile from Tapp Road roundabout. It is actually 1 mile from the CCT/Bloomington Rail Trail intersection roundabout. The bottom sign is pretty worn as well.
Trails
4FFP+8G Bloomington, IN, USA
- Case Date:
- 6/1/2024
There were two big barrels on the north side of a utility pole. One of them is down by Rhorer Road; the other one is near where it's supposed to be but close to the creek rather than by the pole.
Trails
4FFP+WG Bloomington, IN, USA
- Case Date:
- 6/2/2024
Barrel and cones in the creek instead of warning of utility poles and guy wires.
- Case Date:
- 6/8/2024
There have been a number of people sleeping in Bryan Park on the Woodlawn side by the shelter. It started with one hanging out in the shelter then has progressed to several in the field next to it. It is disturbing because of families using the shelter could be endangered by what we all know these people leave behind. A neighbor asked me to include his observation that unhoused frequent the shelter next to the baby playground, and the smell of pot is coming into the playground.
I don’t know what is different, but the park is not as well mowed as in the past. It was always beautiful. I chalk it up to all of the rain. Just an observation. It is our favorite place in the world and we care about it. We go every day. Thank you for listening
- Case Date:
- 6/9/2024
Thanks for removing the pools contributing to the drainage issues. Now, can the standing mud pits along the fencelines be infilled? The fine gravel at the end of the parking lot could be a helpful infill to cover the slimy mud, couldn't it?
Parks & Playgrounds
3013 S Stratford DR
- Case Date:
- 6/10/2024
This is a loosestrife. It is highly invasive and I found it growing between the parking lot and the small stream that flows into Jackson Creek, which means that it can spread downstream along the creek.
Trails
125 S State Rd 446, Bloomington, IN 47401, USA
- Case Date:
- 4/19/2024
Copious graffiti in the 7th st. underpass, some of which is offensive. Please do consider adding it to the clean-up to-do list.
- Case Date:
- 6/4/2024
Resident who walks the Polly Grimshaw Trail on a daily basis stated that there is a Kroger shopping cart filled with someone's belongings on the East side of the RR Crossing at the bottom of the hill by the security fence. Also stated the brush is overgrown.