Traffic Related Complaints
817 South Stull Avenue
- Case Date:
- 8/19/2018
The stop sign on S Stull Avenue at E Maxwell Ln, going south, is obscured by a tree and can't be seen by drivers. I am a police officer with IUPD. A woman flagged me down to let me know that she was concerned because she had seen someone run the stop sign because of this issue. I went to the location and confirmed that the stop sign was hidden by leaves. She does not have email so I told her I would report this to the city to try to get it fixed. Thank you!
Abandoned Vehicle
100 East Vermilya Avenue
- Case Date:
- 8/19/2018
There is an abandoned Red Honda Accord on the corner of E Vermilya Ave and S Walnut St. It has been there for atleast a month with out being moved-- there are weeds growing up around it so I has probably been much longer.
You can even find it parked in the exact same location if you go to the street view on google maps it is parked on the curb between 100 and 103 E vermilya Avenue! Needless to say it has been there for a long time.
Attached is a picture of the back of the vehicle with make/model, liscense plate number.
Make: Honda
Model: Accord EX
Liscense Plate: 953TKS
Location: Parked on Street between 100 and 103 E Vermilya Avenue
Blocked Sidewalk
1630 S Greystone CT
- Case Date:
- 8/19/2018
Sidewalk completely blocked by overgrown yard
- Case Date:
- 8/19/2018
Bryan Park big kid playground - the 3 ladder arches to the slide down poles. One ladder is missing a screw and the one screw there doesn't have a nut.
Potholes, Other Street Repair
- Case Date:
- 8/18/2018
pothole on south bound side toward middle of road
- Case Date:
- 8/18/2018
My bike was stolen from my apartment this morning. Bike lock cut. I have the lock in my apartment. 8/18/18. Regency Court Apartments. 500 E Melrose Avenue, Bloomington, IN.
Blocked Street
1050 North Washington Street
- Case Date:
- 8/18/2018
Two vehicles parked in alleyway for over 7 hours.
1. Black Ford pickup with Indiana plate TK882NIL
2. Silver Honda Accord with Indiana plate 256TDA
Website & Web Services Feedback
- Case Date:
- 8/17/2018
To the Department of Transportation,
Could you please update me on what is going on with the traffic light in front of Batchelor Middle School at the corner of Gordon Pike and S. Rogers Street? For a while this summer it functioned as a traffic light rather than a four-way stop. I assumed that when school started it would be used as a traffic light again. In addition, I was told at the Batchelor Open House that the city has told the school they can't use the new lane they installed to allow traffic to flow through at drop off time (7:30-7:45). I understand the hesitation with using this lane, as it could upset the north/ south traffic. However, I have noticed after a week of drop-offs, that there is rarely any traffic going south on Rogers at that time. Perhaps the lane could be opened to right hand turns only. If the traffic light were used during that time period it would help the traffic flow much more smoothly. It is currently backed up a quarter mile south on Rogers and west on Gordon Pike which would be eased by a traffic light at that time of day. I am sure many other BMS parents and south side commuters would love to know what is going on with this intersection.
Thanks,
Eve Cusack
Other
301 East South Drive
- Case Date:
- 8/17/2018
Hi,
I graduated from Bloomington South in 1999 and lived a mile away from the school throughout the 80's and 90's. I never heard the football announcements from home during that time, so I am shocked to discover how loud they are now, now that I have moved back to the South Side and away from the noisy student rental area near campus. I can hear the football announcements clearly from Bryan Park, from my house in Sycamore Knolls, and from a friend's house in Spicewood, 1.6 miles away from the football field as the crow flies. A friend of mine who lives on Sweetbriar is completely miserable from all this noise.
There is no reason the announcements and music need to be so loud, and it is clearly a violation of city noise ordinances, especially after 9pm on Friday nights. More importantly, why does Bloomington South want to destroy the hearing of all their football players and fans?
Is there anything that can be done to plead with the school to be more reasonable?
14.09.030 - Noises prohibited.
(c)(4)
It shall be a violation of this chapter to play, use, operate or allow to be played, used, or operated any radio, television, digital media player, loudspeaker, sound amplifier, musical instrument, or any other machine or device for producing or reproducing sound in such a manner that the sound produced persists continuously or intermittently for a period of at least fifteen minutes and can be heard outside the immediate premises from the location of the emitter by a person with normal hearing. Sound that is clearly audible to a person with normal hearing from any place other than the premises from which the source of the sound is located, when the sound occurs between the hours of nine p.m. and seven a.m., is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.
It seems like it would be a simple fix if the football announcers were to turn the volume down just a little bit, it would help a lot of people, and harm no one.
Thank you,
Katie Edmonds
Other
300 East North Drive
- Case Date:
- 8/17/2018
If possible, could we please contact South Bloomington HS about their loudspeakers? I realize that nearby neighborhoods are subject to some noise, but I can hear every word of the announcer. This has been an issue for years, but a friend of mine complained just texted me about it, having recently moved into the Spicewood neighborhood. I find it extreme that a house 2.2 miles away can still hear the game.
Please, I highly support public education, but I hate hearing every detail of the football game while trying to enjoy my Friday night (or for that matter, Saturday afternoon while trying to work).