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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Submission Received #205298

City Performance:

Other: WRT #205296 - I have reported this in the past. Also, the city knows when students are moving in and out in August. Instead of leaving the heaps of trash by the ignorant or unwilling offenders (not asking for coddling), prepare the team for the excess and be ready with extra pickups, on the spot fines, knocking on doors to hand out the rules for example, to deal with this very predictable and temporary disturbance in the system.

Assigned to
Gretchen Knapp

History

8/28/2025 13:58:05 Closed by Gretchen Knapp

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8/27/2025 12:17:24 Gretchen Knapp commented on this case.

Thank you for your message. You are correct that this is the busiest time of year for Sanitation, and crews do their best to plan for it and work as quickly as possible with extra shifts and pickups. Our HAND department works with IU and neighborhood associations to inform new residents and students of the expectations in advance, but of course it's impossible to control the behaviors of thousands of folks all moving in at the same time, or to respond to all of the issues across town at once. I apologize for the inconvenience, and we continue to work hard on meeting this annual surge with the resources we have.

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=205298 Gretchen Knapp commented on this case. Thank you for your message. You are correct that this is the busiest time of year for Sanitation, and crews do their best to plan for it and work as quickly as possible with extra shifts and pickups. Our HAND department works with IU and neighborhood associations to inform new residents and students of the expectations in advance, but of course it's impossible to control the behaviors of thousands of folks all moving in at the same time, or to respond to all of the issues across town at once. I apologize for the inconvenience, and we continue to work hard on meeting this annual surge with the resources we have.

8/27/2025 11:13:27 Anonymous assigned this case to Gretchen Knapp

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8/27/2025 11:13:27 Opened by Anonymous