Case Date:

3/7/2022

Tree limb hanging over the street on Grimes.

Case Date:

3/9/2022

In response to uReport case# 178546, thank you for the information as well as the contact information for IU in the case of future questions. It is good to learn that IU has made some solid changes in the ten years since the issue was thrust onto them by student activists. Reducing the use of coal-powered electricity to less than 15% and intermittent use is positive, but I think that that number should really be zero in this year of 2022. I hope that they are still encouraged by the city to completely eliminate coal and supplement their power with sustainable sources such as solar. There has been little action to address the climate crisis by the Indiana General Assembly, and Indiana has a very poor reputation on air quality as one of the worst states in the U.S. for carbon pollution. The latest United Nations climate report states that the climate crisis has reached code red for humanity. Therefore, in 2022 it is hard to swallow that there is still a coal burning power plant in the middle of a dense city on the grounds of an institution of higher education surrounded by throngs of young people with brains that are still developing. We should not be okay with anything other than zero percent. I am not sure what else the railroad line in Bloomington is used for but I know it carries coal. Perhaps, if that need went away and the rail line ever became unused, then it could be converted into a trail that all of the community could use for non-fossil fuel burning purposes. The City of Chicago did that about ten years ago with a dormant elevated rail line and it was transformative for those neighborhoods. Lastly, I leave you all with a line from the Great Law of the Haudenosaunee, the founding document of the Iroquois Confederacy, the oldest living participatory democracy on Earth. "In every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations." I do not seek a reply. Thank you for your time.

Case Date:

12/25/2021

I’m guessing that this long over due situation just isn’t going to ever end and nothing is clearly going to be done about the loud generator!?

Case Date:

12/30/2021

Ruth has a caregiver for day but not night. She is afraid at night because of the increased amount of transients she sees. There is an increase in the number of tents, they are above the BLine. Can someone contact her to let he know someone is looking into this.

Case Date:

1/2/2022

Please contact the people in charge of the Little Neighborhood Libraries & Little Neighborhood pantries & tell them that the Library & Pantry on N. Madison--a 1/2 block north of Kirkwood need work. I have replaced the window on the Library, but it keeps disappearing. The Pantry has never had a door or window. Both cabinets are not protected from rain, etc. & the Pantry is extremely dirty.

Case Date:

1/2/2022

Street sign and stop sign combo was knocked off anchor at 6th & Washington EB probably sometime New Year's Eve. I did not hear a crash, but noticed it first on the morning of Jan. 1, 2022.

Case Date:

1/6/2022

Who is responsible for the maintenance of City installed lampposts in neighborhoods? The city or our HOA?

Case Date:

1/7/2022

It has come to my attention that Indiana University is still in the year of 2022 burning coal to generate steam for heating, cooling, and processes, such as cooking or for research uses. As of 2019, the university stated on their website that they were burning 60,000 tons of coal each year, but currently there is no mention on the Facility Operation's website of coal. A quick phone call confirmed they are still burning coal but they declined to share how much they are burning. The residents of Bloomington and the surrounding areas, as well as those who work in Bloomington, are being exposed to that dirty, toxic pollution. Are there any plans to address that source of pollution being generated within the city limits of Bloomington? In the Climate Action Plan there is mention of Duke Energy's lingering archaic dependence on coal, but no mention of what IU is doing. So what is the plan? Thank you.

Case Date:

1/11/2022

I already put in a ticket (#178514) that you all responded to. Thanks, by the way. The ticket was with regards to the hole in my shower. I won't reexplain the situation here but while your intervention did get a response from Woodington Management in the form of a phone call wherein they claimed someone would be out to look at the issue within the week, the week has now passed and nobody has looked at or worked on the hole to my knowledge. Normally, I would be more patient but it has already been months of not being able to use my shower. Also, it is worth noting that in their phone call to my roommate they claimed they were waiting for us to tell them when the shower was dry before they would send someone out. At no point was I instructed to inform Woodington of anything.

Case Date:

1/11/2022

I contacted the city forester twice and left a voicemail but I didn’t receive any response. This tree is in the city’s right of way and is declining. I was hoping to get advice to save it before it becomes a safety hazard. There are many young children in our neighborhood.