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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Submission Received #214178

Business:

Other: Thank you for continuing to investigate this and for forwarding the truck traffic question to Engineering. I wanted to provide some additional information and also clarify a few questions. First, I am not entirely clear on how 2615 S. Kendall Drive relates to the FBM operation or to the semi-truck traffic I originally reported. Could Planning clarify what commercial use was found to be occurring on that residentially zoned parcel? Is that property being used by FBM for access, truck circulation, storage, staging, parking, or some other part of its operations? My concern about truck traffic is also not limited to S. Kendall Drive. Semi-trucks serving FBM continue to travel through the residential neighborhood, including Watson Street and Bryan Street. My broader concern is why semi-trucks serving this commercial facility are routinely entering and traveling through the residential neighborhood at all, rather than accessing the commercial property from Country Club Drive. For Engineering, I would appreciate clarification about whether semi-trucks serving this facility are permitted to routinely use Watson Street, Bryan Street, S. Kendall Drive, and other residential neighborhood streets as access routes. If there are currently no restrictions, does the City have the ability to establish an appropriate truck route or otherwise restrict commercial truck traffic through these residential streets? I also wanted to make Planning and Engineering aware of a significant change in ownership since the property's historic use was established. Lowe's Companies completed its $8.8 billion acquisition of Foundation Building Materials in October 2025. In announcing the acquisition, Lowe's specifically described plans to enhance its Pro business through expanded capabilities, faster fulfillment, improved digital tools, and cross-selling opportunities. I understand that a corporate acquisition alone may not necessarily require new local approvals. However, given the recent change in ownership, Lowe's stated goals for FBM, and Planning's discovery that part of the current operation has expanded onto a residentially zoned parcel, I think it is important to ask whether the nature or intensity of this location's operations has changed or may change enough to require additional City review. I am also unclear how substantially increased fulfillment, truck traffic, or other commercial activity could be accommodated at this particular location without further affecting the surrounding residential neighborhood. If operations at this facility increase, what zoning, site-plan, traffic, access, or development review would be required to determine whether this location and its existing access points can accommodate that activity? Here is Lowe's announcement regarding its acquisition of FBM: https://corporate.lowes.com/newsroom/press-releases/lowes-completes-acquisition-foundation-building-materials-10-09-25 Thank you again for looking into this. I appreciate Planning pursuing the Title 20 issue and Engineering investigating the truck traffic. I would especially appreciate clarification about how the Kendall property fits into FBM's operation and whether commercial semi-truck traffic through Watson, Bryan, Kendall, and the surrounding residential neighborhood is permitted.

Assigned to
John Garzee

History

9/25/2026 19:46:01 Closed by John Garzee

We're still working through those questions and will follow up when we have more to share. In the meantime, could you email me directly at [email protected] ? That will make it easier to keep your questions and our replies in one thread and confirm we're following up with the person who submitted the original report. Thanks for your patience.

Sent notification to John Garzee
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=214178 Closed by John Garzee We're still working through those questions and will follow up when we have more to share. In the meantime, could you email me directly at [email protected] ? That will make it easier to keep your questions and our replies in one thread and confirm we're following up with the person who submitted the original report. Thanks for your patience.

9/17/2026 13:21:46 Michael Stewart assigned this case to John Garzee

Hey John! Passing this to you. It could be appropriate to close out this one or the previous one as "duplicate" as it is augmenting a previous report. For the individual reporting, this will take a little bit of time to investigate the history and to better understand all of the potential issues and how it is all coming into play, and what proposed solutions would be. However, please feel free to reach out to Engineering at 812-349-3913 (John Garzee or Mike Stewart would be able to provide more info/status) for info on the truck routes and how we'll be looking into this case. Planning can be reached at 812-349-3423 and could speak to potential Title 20 violations- however, as you mentioned this is unlikely to affect truck route/traffic

Sent notification to John Garzee
https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=214178 Michael Stewart assigned this case to John Garzee You can use the link to follow progress on this case. Hey John! Passing this to you. It could be appropriate to close out this one or the previous one as "duplicate" as it is augmenting a previous report. For the individual reporting, this will take a little bit of time to investigate the history and to better understand all of the potential issues and how it is all coming into play, and what proposed solutions would be. However, please feel free to reach out to Engineering at 812-349-3913 (John Garzee or Mike Stewart would be able to provide more info/status) for info on the truck routes and how we'll be looking into this case. Planning can be reached at 812-349-3423 and could speak to potential Title 20 violations- however, as you mentioned this is unlikely to affect truck route/traffic

9/17/2026 11:35:24 Anonymous assigned this case to Jane Kupersmith

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=214178 Anonymous assigned this case to Jane Kupersmith You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

9/17/2026 11:35:24 Opened by Anonymous

300 W Country Club DR

CityBloomington
StateIN
Zip47403
Latitude39.13635635376
Longitude-86.535972595215
Neighborhood AssociationBroadview
TownshipPerry

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