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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Resolved #204065

Parks & Playgrounds:

Other: Tuesday morning around 8 a parks employee was blowing dust around near the basketball courts and nearby parking lot. A leaf blower in both hands. Why? Air and noise pollution, carbon footprint. Years ago every morning except Sunday at 7:30 the playground on the Henderson side had dust blown around. Worse then because those blowers had more powerful motors. But why? What is accomplished? I mean this as a serious question. When I see employees spraying a picnic shelter with liquid from a tank, i figure that is disinfectant or pesticides for an area where people eat, drop food, attract pests. I get it. But the dust blowing, I just dont Thanks

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7/9/2025 11:21:37 Closed by Tim Street

Thanks - typically they're using some of the battery blowers after mowing or trimming has been completed to keep the parking lots clear. The shelters are regularly power washed after or before shelter rentals -- that's usually just water unless there's something particularly nasty or challenging that needs to be cleaned.

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=204065 Closed by Tim Street Thanks - typically they're using some of the battery blowers after mowing or trimming has been completed to keep the parking lots clear. The shelters are regularly power washed after or before shelter rentals -- that's usually just water unless there's something particularly nasty or challenging that needs to be cleaned.

7/8/2025 18:58:32 Anonymous assigned this case to Tim Street

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=204065 Anonymous assigned this case to Tim Street You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

7/8/2025 18:58:32 Opened by Anonymous

909 S Fess AVE

CityBloomington
StateIN
Zip47401
Latitude39.156192779541
Longitude-86.525360107422
Neighborhood AssociationElm Heights
TownshipPerry

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