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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Submission Received #202481

Other:

Other: The railroad company has piled up a huge stack of railroad ties that smell *horrible*, like a mixture of gasoline and naphtha and creosote. It is chokingly noxious, maybe even an acute asphyxiation hazard. It is on the south side of the tracks, north of 12th Street right where Dunn Street ends. Does the City have jurisdiction over this? Can the railroad be asked to pile toxic products in places far away from residential areas? It can be smelled by residents in houses close by, and the stench wafts through the neighborhood at night.

Assigned to
Christina Finley

History

5/15/2025 13:52:10 Closed by Christina Finley

The Director of Public Works reached out to the Indiana Rail Road Company. Their response: The railroad ties are temporarily stored there as we are beginning our 2025 tie replacement program in a couple of weeks. Those materials are related to that section of the mainline track and will be installed soon.

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=202481 Closed by Christina Finley The Director of Public Works reached out to the Indiana Rail Road Company. Their response: The railroad ties are temporarily stored there as we are beginning our 2025 tie replacement program in a couple of weeks. Those materials are related to that section of the mainline track and will be installed soon.

5/5/2025 13:38:51 Cheyenne Bowlen assigned this case to Christina Finley

Christina, I'm not sure if HAND can do anything about this or not.

Sent notification to Christina Finley
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=202481 Cheyenne Bowlen assigned this case to Christina Finley You can use the link to follow progress on this case. Christina, I'm not sure if HAND can do anything about this or not.

5/5/2025 12:21:38 Anonymous assigned this case to Cheyenne Bowlen

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=202481 Anonymous assigned this case to Cheyenne Bowlen You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

5/5/2025 12:21:38 Opened by Anonymous

901 N Dunn ST

CityBloomington
StateIN
Zip47408
Latitude39.174694061279
Longitude-86.527976989746
TownshipBloomington

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