Parks & Playgrounds
708 W 10th ST
- Case Date:
- 7/28/2021
I submitted this issue already as a sanitation issue, but I was told that it is P&R's responsibility. So hopefully it will get routed to the right person this time.
There is a drainage channel at the edge of Butler Park near 10th and Fairview that is clogged with stones and sediment from recent flooding events. It needs to be dug out to allow water to drain and avoid breeding mosquitoes. Location is halfway between Fairview and the path connecting Butler Park to the B line.
Street Trees
715 W 13th ST
- Case Date:
- 6/20/2022
Last year the City replaced a dead tree in the tree plot with a service berry. However, the service berry is now more than half dead, including the main trunk. Can you replace it with something else? The City did water it all last year so I don't know what happened. Thanks.
Parks & Playgrounds
Bloomington City Hall, 401 N Morton St, Bloomington, IN 47401, USA
- Case Date:
- 9/12/2021
Switchyard Park is wonderful! Kudos to Parks & Rec.
Two suggestions:
1 - Please install umbrella holders (or umbrella holders + umbrellas, but I recognize there could be more of a theft issue)at the wooden 'bleachers' at the pickle ball courts.
2) For both dog parks at Switchyard, erect shaded areas perhaps similar to the Ferguson dog park. Suggest two or three areas per dog enclosure. This could be esp. crucial for helping maintaining dog health during summer months.
Also, install water hoses to clean dirt from paws + coat when play is over.
Thank you for considering!
Trails
Bloomington Rail Trail, Bloomington, IN, USA
- Case Date:
- 3/7/2021
About .5 mile into the rail trail is a large homeless camp (off Country Club) from the entrance. The sites continue to grow & pop up. There are multiple concerns with this. 1. Contamination with the water by litter, human waste, & drug paraphernalia. 2. Affects to wild life through trash & humans inhabiting their homes. 3. Land is affected by litter & drug paraphernalia such as glass pipes & needles. 4. There are safety concerns with children playing in the creek due to human waste & drug paraphernalia being in the water, they could get diseases from contaminated needles or step on glass pipes. 5. This is a dangerous location for the homeless as they are in a flash flood location. It has completely flooded out on 2020 & 2019. 6. Safety concerns with those using the trail or those who live in the neighborhood on the other side. One of our tenants contacted the police for fear of someone being outside of his home in the middle of the night. We have also noticed foot prints being outside the windows when there was snow on the ground. We can send additional photos it needed & have also reported to Rebecca Swift. I do believe others in the community are noticing & possibly reporting. Thanks Danny & Zella Taylor
Parks & Playgrounds
Bloomington, IN 47401, USA
- Case Date:
- 8/11/2021
Water foundation off
Parks & Playgrounds
Bryan Park Basketball Courts, 1001 S Henderson St, Bloomington, IN 47401, USA
- Case Date:
- 8/29/2023
Water fountain is leaking
Parks & Playgrounds
Schmalz Farm Park, 3010 E Daniel St, Bloomington, IN 47401, USA
- Case Date:
- 9/12/2021
Water fountain is not shutting off properly. It runs a little constantly.
Parks & Playgrounds
Sherwood Oaks Park, 1600 E Elliston Dr, Bloomington, IN 47401, USA
- Case Date:
- 6/9/2020
There has been a fish kill in Jackson creek, just off the trail. The water is clouded, smells foul. Dead fish are all over the rocks.
Drainage or Runoff
Sherwood Oaks Park, 1600 E Elliston Dr, Bloomington, IN 47401, USA
- Case Date:
- 4/22/2022
The water fountain to the west of the tennis court is running and cannot be stopped.
Trails
Sherwood Oaks Park, 1600 E Elliston Dr, Bloomington, IN 47401, USA
- Case Date:
- 3/10/2024
The debris dam on the creek below the bridge between Sherwood Oaks Park and Olcott Park has become even more effective. The water level at the bridge is visibly higher, and so much water is now being held back that there is a waterfall over one end of the dam. There has been more erosion of the flat land along the creek at the base of the trail through Olcott Woods. It is likely that the abundance of leaves in the creek this winter (from people disposing of leaves in the creek?) has made the dam more effective.