Case Date:

12/25/2025

Pothole

Case Date:

12/26/2025

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.

Case Date:

12/27/2025

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.

Case Date:

12/27/2025

Weeds around sidewalk and turn signal control box. City put they need to take of it.

Case Date:

12/27/2025

Notice this pothole along the center of the street. It also had what looks like a blue dot next to it. (CBU marking?) Thank you for all you do! Here is to a new year!

Case Date:

12/28/2025

I was on the north going Rockport side about 8pm last night and the tapp light changed to red then right back to green for several cycles and never changed to green for the Rockport side.

Case Date:

12/28/2025

Pedestrian button pole has been hit. Flat in the grass at the First Financial Bank corner.

Case Date:

12/28/2025

Water coming up slowly from roadway. The road has been wet for a few days now just north of the railroad tracks crossing Curry Pike. Best I can tell when driving through it appears the water is coming from an area of the road under the yellow striped paint. I don’t see any large obvious manholes there but maybe one of those small ones is there? I just thought someone official should go investigate why the road has been consistently wet in that area.

Case Date:

12/28/2025

A tree went down in front of our house due to tonight's storm, causing traffic on High St to have to swerve around it.

Case Date:

12/29/2025

How much longer will this alley be blocked? It is a south exit for the parking lot and these cars are getting free parking downtown.