Case Date:

12/16/2025

Complete failure to clear snow and ice from public sidewalk.

Case Date:

12/15/2025

Case Date:

11/3/2024

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.

Case Date:

12/20/2025

Big potluck middle of the intersection of fess Ave and 10th st

Case Date:

12/20/2025

Several out in front of bloomingfoods

Case Date:

12/19/2025

There is a spot in the middle of 7th St in front of the Johnson's Creamery building that appears to be sinking. Over the past week or so it seems to have gotten slightly worse every day. It seems to be in line with a nearby manhole cover so I worry the storm drain under the street is collapsing. Thanks!

Case Date:

12/19/2025

Very deep and large pothole. It can’t be avoided with to way traffic. Nearby 4151 N. Kinser Pike. A lot of high schoolers and buses use it road to access the school.

Case Date:

12/18/2025

Big pot hole going south , several smaller ones around it as well

Case Date:

12/23/2025

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.

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.