Significant damage to recycling bin when we checked on it this morning after pick up. The wheel and pin have come completely detached from the base, making it so we won't be able to pull it with the wheels. One wheel was found down by our neighbor's driveway. There was no notice left, but I have to select something below to move forward with submission.
The stop sign is faded and barely visible
Pothole on S Walnut between 1120 S Walnut and Circle K.
Giant pothole in north bound lane on walnut just before hillside intersection
There is pothole on northbound Rogers just north of Dodds.
Hydrant looks like it is leaking underground. Deep pool of water right next to it. On east side of Fess about two blocks south of 17th.
Pothole
Hello, here we go again with another violation from the grandson of property owner Carl James. This beauty of a vehicle (what’s left of it) was unloaded from a car trailer this past Sunday night (12/21). Someone let the car idle very loudly for about 15-20 minutes, while it emitted an ear splitting level of noise. I was in my kitchen, located in the middle of the house on the first floor of my home and thought someone may have had an accident. I turned out the kitchen light and peeked from behind my dining room curtain to see what the source of the noise was. I saw two sets of headlights. I was relieved it was not an accident and returned to getting my dinner. Then the noise got really loud as the vehicle was coming past my kitchen window down Fairview alley. The car then rounded the corner onto a gravel and dirt path behind the houses on W. 7th Street. It came within one foot of my next door neighbor’s wooden privacy fence. I can see how close the wrecker came to hitting the fence due to the trail of mud left behind. I knew exactly where the car was going to end up and I was correct. The attached photo was taken the following day. This family has 32 City of Bloomington violations reported on their property, dating back to 1970. They obviously don’t follow rules or have any respect for the neighbors living in close proximity to their house. Owner Carl James is in deteriorating health and feels since he owns the house, his spawn can do whatever the **** they want. I’m planning to move to Urbana, Illinois in the spring of 2026. The James family is never going to change their ways, so I’m leaving Bloomington. I thought this was my forever home, but at the age of 64 I will be moving again. This is the outcome when people “flip the bird” at rules and personal responsibility.
Visitors have no downtown visitor center for restrooms. My office is in fountain square, and parents w their students, as well as out-of-town visitors look for public bathrooms. It’s kind of gross that they have to go to the library or back to student apartment while they’re downtown. Do we want visitors to feel welcome? Thank you for your consideration.
Weeds around sidewalk and turn signal control box. City put they need to take of it.