Above the Hunter foot path between Eastside Drive and Mitchell, there is a low-hanging braided uninsulated metal cable. It seems that every time we walk by, it is hanging lower and lower.
I would like to report that the sidewalk on the southwest corner of Ballantine and 2nd is in need of repair.
Two oak trees in the tree plot in front of my home have damaged/broken/dead limbs that are dangling or dropping onto sidewalk. They need to be pruned. Address: 1900 S Olcott Blvd Thank you!
Walker Street and West third intersection. Light barely functioning and buried in tree branches
Traffic Light at 2nd street when exiting College Mall is not working right. The light is not changing from red to green. It stays red and is sometimes holding up traffic. This has happening for a couple months.
At 916 S. Westhill Ct., 47403, the City began to repair the area of my street, but never completed the job. There had been a water main break. There are still orange cones in the area at the bottom of my driveway.
I already reported this issue just now. But I could not attach a picture at that time. This one is one among a few potholes at the entrance of Laurelwood Drive.
I’ve noticed the incident of local people in town getting vitiligo seems to be going up. The occurrence in the general population is believed 22/100,000. I can count 8 people who have the condition and I know that I don’t know nearly half the population of Bloomington. So anecdotally that leads me to believe that it is possible that the occurrence in town is much higher than the general population. This of course piqued my curiosity. So I did some research as to the cause of vitiligo. Although there are many potential causes, one cause that stuck out to me is environmental exposure to phenol-containing chemicals. So I looked up what phenol chemicals are and used for. Although they are used for many industrial products, I learned that they are most often used to clean medical devices. https://www.chemicalsafetyfacts.org/chemicals/phenol/ This made me think about the cleaning facility that Cook medical has in Ellettsville. And made me wonder if there is a company in town that uses this type of cleaning agent (Cook or some other) that may be spreading into our environment and causing exposure risk to the general population. So my question is: has the health department recieved data about the prevalence of vitiligo in our community and if so is it elevated in comparison to national averages? And if so, will there be an action plan to reduce the exposure risks to our community?
Removal of broken asphalt pavement. I have adopted keeping the Sussex Dr and Queensway storm drains clear of obstructions near my home. Both streets have significant slopes. Due to the slope-broken pavement during periods of high runoff, these materials accumulate and block these drains. For almost two years now I have been doing this and have removed this debris. I requested about three weeks ago the present pile that I collected from the bottom of the east side of my driveway. I received a response that a crew would pick up this waste. I suspect there has been a communication in scheduling the collection of this waste. Thus rescheduling a pick-up would be appreciated as I have been adding more pavement waste. Don Eggert
Weeds are growing along the curb between college and walnut, just south of 46. It would be nice to have it removed prior to students returning to town this weekend. I have also reported the weeds on 46 to INDOT. Thanks!