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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Resolved #212872

Accessibility Problem:

Other: It is so difficult to get into the doorway at the lower level entrance to Fountain Square on S Walnut St (the closest entrance to Brightside Cafe) in a wheelchair. The metal transition strip looks bent and doesn't span the full height of the step, so it's not fully wheelchair accessible. Very hard to enter without a push-to-open button in a wheelchair. Still very difficult even if someone holds the door for me, because of the height of the transition. Let me know if you'd like me to show Michael Shermis in-person. Thank you.

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8/6/2026 11:40:56 Closed by Michael Shermis

Talked to the owner of Fountain Square. They realize it is a problem and want to address it. Sort of tricky because of the height of the transition and the historical nature of the bricks surrounding the area. They are committed to trying to find some solution. It might be an ideal and it might be a temporary (new stainless steel transition that will withstand the beating this transition takes from construction folks) while they work on figuring out a longer-term solution. It will be costly to address, so their is some hesitation, but they will work on it. So closing this one out as we don't monitor businesses for their addressing barriers (just ask them to address).

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=212872 Closed by Michael Shermis Talked to the owner of Fountain Square. They realize it is a problem and want to address it. Sort of tricky because of the height of the transition and the historical nature of the bricks surrounding the area. They are committed to trying to find some solution. It might be an ideal and it might be a temporary (new stainless steel transition that will withstand the beating this transition takes from construction folks) while they work on figuring out a longer-term solution. It will be costly to address, so their is some hesitation, but they will work on it. So closing this one out as we don't monitor businesses for their addressing barriers (just ask them to address).

8/4/2026 23:10:56 Anonymous assigned this case to Michael Shermis

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=212872 Anonymous assigned this case to Michael Shermis You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

8/4/2026 23:10:56 Opened by Anonymous

101 W Kirkwood Ave

CityBloomington
StateIN
Zip47404
Latitude39.166149139404
Longitude-86.533966064453
Neighborhood AssociationNear West Side
TownshipBloomington

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