This bag has been at this campus walk building for over 2 months. This morning while walking my dog around 6:45 I saw 2 large rats exit the bag and my dog tried going after one. The smell is horrible and this is right by the sidewalk. Attached is an image of the bag and the property it’s at.
See case #185188. Was there any discussion about making 12th Street one-way? After football and basketball games, traffic is horrendous, and food delivery vehicles speed down the street in both directions at all hours. Ideally, you would remove on-street parking and install a protected bike lane in its place. That would give more space for two-lane car traffic. Or keep the on-street parking, add a protected bike lane, and use what is left for one-way vehicle traffic. If you make it one-way west, then the fire trucks could use it when they are hurrying to a fire. Please consider this. Seriously.
Case #206386 clarification: there are two E/W alleys that are between and parallel to 9th and 10th. The problem is at the more northern alley, the one closer to 10th Street. There was a parking lot for the church there until the giant building was put up on Grant.
Front yard is all dug up - does not look like utilities were marked. Is a permit needed to do this? If so, was one issued?
There is a large bush at the front of this property which is growing over and obstructing the sidewalk on 10th street.
In late night hours confirmed on weekends we are seeing hot dog carts setting up in the middle of Kirkwood which is a violation of food truck and mobile vendor codes.
Sunday afternoons, even in the downtown area, should be a chance the peaceful enjoyment the premises of one's own abode. Today, however, the noise from the sidewalk musicians who are somehow sponsored by the record store on the east side of Walnut just south of Sixth Street, makes any peaceful enjoyment impossible. I have my windows shut, even though I should be able to have them open on a day as warm as this, and even though the windows are shut, the noise is quite intrusive. Does Bloomington not have a prohibition against this kind of use of the public right of way? Don't you need a permit, or can any business just say: Hey come play the drums and electric guitar out in front of my shop? More maybe they do have a permit. If they do, they should post it so everyone can see that it is allowed. I understand a certain amount of weird noises are part and parcel of downtown living. But this seems like an abuse of the downtown public sphere. Thanks for whatever you are able to do to help make downtown Bloomington actually livable.
There are several city tree's growing out of the side walk that are touching the building at 108 East 6th street that need to be trimmed back.