Case Date:

8/21/2026

There is a rental house that is being inhabited by 11 people. There are significant code violations that concern safety and habitation. There are wild bats flying around the interior of the house; there are downed high-voltage power lines; there are holes in the walls, ceilings, and other places throughout the house; there are no smoke detectors, nor are there carbon monoxide detectors. It is of the utmost urgency to have this place inspected. We have tried to work with management, and they are negligent in their response and concern.

Case Date:

8/21/2026

Subject: Urgent Safety, CPTED Failures, and Operational Chaos at Downtown Bloomington Transit Station As someone who has relied on Bloomington Transit for decades, I am watching the new station rapidly deteriorate and fall into a severe state of decline. I am submitting this ongoing safety report regarding the downtown station during early morning, late evening, and weekend transfer times, where paying riders face persistent threats, intimidation, and sexual harassment from non-riding groups who have become territorial over seating and facilities. Key Issues Requiring Immediate Action: Environmental & Operational Failures (CPTED Violations): The station completely fails basic Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles. Even while active bus operating hours are underway, the main building is locked and supervision is nonexistent. Furthermore, because the station doubles as an unmanaged heating and cooling shelter, it creates severe crowding and confusion; during extreme weather, paying bus riders are left with nowhere to sit or shelter. This is all compounded by surrounding darkness, physical decay, hidden alcoves, and dark alleys. The Circular "Pass-the-Buck" Bureaucracy: Bloomington Transit instructs riders to call 911, while 911 dispatch tells us to "just keep calling." When police are involved, they dismiss ongoing daily harassment as a "civil matter." When I took this up the chain, the deputy mayor gave me a cowardly shrug and passed the buck right back to Transit, ignoring the fact that I had already tried the police route with zero results. The Irony of the "Unskilled" Workforce & Taxpayer Betrayal: Groups of non-riding men are growing larger, visibly outnumbering women in the mornings, evenings, and weekends. Because low-income hospitality workers and working women have predictable schedules, they are easily targeted. There is profound irony in expecting workers in low-wage, "unskilled" jobs to act as the city's default, crisis-trained 911 buffer. The city has abandoned both transit riders and individuals desperately needing mental health services onto the exact same unmonitored platform—forcing two competing, incompatible services onto city-owned property that I am both taxed for and paying bus fare to use. Transit users are here to ride the bus safely, not to manage the fallout of unaddressed social service deficits or a "we can't arrest" policy. Bloomington Transit was not designed to double as an unsupported social services hub without oversight. I expect a concrete safety plan for this station, not another bureaucratic deflection. The police were there again this morning for non bus commuters, and I will not stop reporting this.

Case Date:

8/20/2026

We had a water damaged appartement and after 5 long days of staying in it we got moved to another unit. We were told pest control came for 2-3 cockroaches in the sink. We moved in and in the evening turns out it’s a whole infestation. They came from the dishwasher which was flooded and full of water in the back with many cockroaches there. There are babies which indicates a clear infestation and that they reproduce fast. They did not just stay in kitchen but started running everywhere. In the bathroom, in both bedrooms, in the hallway and living room. We had to move out in the middle of the night to our old water damaged unit at 1am. We received no confirmations that pest control has been conducted and that the situation was fixed before the unit could be rented to us. The only thing signing at this is the paper traps in the appartement (there is 4 of them). The cockroaches appeared in the evening but there was still daylight (5-6pm) which indicates a bigger colony than initial 2-3 cockroaches as we were told. Even with the light on at 10pm they were out in the kitchen and in other rooms too until midnight, moment when we started to pack to leave for the night.

Case Date:

8/20/2026

We entered the appartement and discovered it was badly water damaged, bending floors, rotten cabinet, rotten pillars of the wardrobe with structure peeling off and with possible ongoing flooding everytime there’s rain. We also noticed a clear water bump on the ceiling. The water pressure is non existent with no warm water and the shower is leaking through the shower head and on the floor after taking a shower. Overall state of the appartement was in a very poor condition with dead bugs all over the floor. The move in inspection was done incorrectly and appartement was not even cleaned. We are students from Europe and really want a stable situation and need a house that is habitable soon because of starting the studies next week on Monday 24th. Here is the link to a Google drive with pictures of said appartement. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Hb2F0yvOXQUfRqOgsLfZCzUp9gnxzMNL

Case Date:

8/17/2026

Blight House. The structure has broken windows. It is a hazard. It has been vacant and a hazard for years. This property fits the description for a Blight home within the county and city ordinance.

Case Date:

8/17/2026

Blight house. This house is a hazard and fits the definition of the city and county Blight ordinance. This has been reported several times. There have been as many as four tickets at one time on the door and nothing has been done.

Case Date:

8/11/2026

EXTREME MOLD AND NO TENANT TO LANDLORD RESOLUTION

Case Date:

8/4/2026

Power meter and associated cables appear to be severely damaged.

Case Date:

8/4/2026

Bed bugs in apartment on and off for last two years throughout the building and other units. Bites on legs and chest and neighbor is having issues as well. 18 days ago management treated bed bugs in unit 303 of building 303. Management also treated for bed bugs in November 2025. On going issue.

Case Date:

8/4/2026

Mold infestation in bedrooms.