On Sare Road. We witnessed this guy yanking the leash. Dog was clearly scared of him and not wanting to go with him. Because the dog wouldn’t move for him he threw the leash down, turned around to throw a fit, let the leash go, dog ran into traffic almost getting hit. After the incident, he smacked the dog in the face.
The batting cages at Winslow are still not up, even though rec league practices have already started. That means teams and players cannot do batting practice. The same thing happened last year, when the cages were not ready until late April. Hopefully they can be up by this week. If help is needed, I know parents and coaches are ready and willing to assist. Unfortunately, the condition of the fields and facilities creates a negative cycle: the facilities are not properly maintained, people get frustrated and stop signing up, and then Bloomington sees low turnout and does not prioritize investing in improvements. Then the cycle repeats. If the fields and facilities were ready to go, properly maintained, and given a few needed upgrades, I believe rec league participation would increase. Winslow could also become a stronger location for hosting successful baseball and softball tournaments.
I am reaching out this morning to ask that the city address the homeless camp site next to RCA park north of Cherokee Dr and IMI concrete plant. I believe this was supposed to addressed after the severe cold a while back. Most of us on Cherokee Dr were completely understanding and have been tolerant of the homeless camp. However, the size of this camp has ballooned to highly unsafe levels. Unsafe for the residents of the camp and to the residents in this neighborhood. There has been a sharp increase in trespassing, fighting, littering all over the neighborhood, abandoned bikes and other junk. There is a constant flow of people up Cherokee and behind it and it’s only increasing. Three nights ago we had someone knocking on doors and trespassing at multiple houses. I could hear a neighbor yelling at this man because he was creeping around his house. I caught him on camera as well as a guy last night who climbed on my porch and moved furniture to look through my window. Does that sound a little creepy? It is. Stuff like this has happened more often and it really needs to be addressed. We have the services here in town, maybe not to help this number of people , but we have services and camping on private property and harassing a neighborhood as well as a new neighborhood being built isn’t part of those services. Please look into clearing this camp as soon as possible and preventing it from being established again. It’s been cleared a few times, only to have the problem increase in numbers time and time again. It is unsafe and unsanitary and the problem is only getting worse by the day.
One of the tennis court at the Park Ridge East Park has an issue: the net is too low and the string can't be roll up/tighten to raise the net. Thanks for taking a look at this issue!
a pothole near entrance of post office
a pothole near traffic light at 10th Street
a patch of potholes near stop sign at Shadow Wood Dr.
Blocking sidewalk
Neighbors parking and driving on sidewalk in font of my house
Several weeks ago, I reported a street issue on Banta Ave. A 65 ft. section has crumbled to pieces and has been that way for well over a year. I have not heard a word back from your department. Please tell me the problem is going to be resolved so I don't have to contact you again.