Street & Traffic Signs
930 W 17th ST
- Case Date:
- 10/23/2026
There are still no school zone signs by Tri-North Middle School. Our students cross Monroe St. and 17th Street. There is no notice to drivers to slow down. The school zone signs are still on 11th Street where they were placed for the old building.
Parking Garages
219 N Morton ST
- Case Date:
- 10/22/2026
The Morton garage right exit wouldn’t read my ticket. The parking customer service had to manually open the gate for me
Graffiti
2202 N. Fritz Dr Bloomington In 47408
- Case Date:
- 10/22/2026
Old large wooden signage has been left leaning against a front yard tree since July of this year. I tried contacting Cream and Crimson about removing this trash but have not received a response.
Traffic Related Complaints
2440 W 3rd ST
- Case Date:
- 10/22/2026
Ziebart keeps parking overflow cars on the side of Kimble Drive creating a hazardous situation. It sometimes becomes a one lane drive which causes vehicles to pause to let others pass. With the construction of the new Chick Fil A, the situation is getting worse with construction traffic. It will be an absolute nightmare when the restaurant opens. I hope the issue gets addressed sooner than later.
Abandoned Vehicle
1537 N Breckenridge RD
- Case Date:
- 10/22/2026
Vehicle has been parked here since the weekend. It’s also parked terribly and makes it very hard to get out of driveway. License plate is OMA 243.
- Case Date:
- 10/22/2026
We have a tree over looking our house that it’s dead. The limb is over the roof and I’ve asked multiple times to see if we could get this tree taken down or the branches.
- Case Date:
- 10/22/2026
At this address, they have a spotlight that’s shining right in our window, making it hard to sleep at night. It keeps popping on going through our window. If you could have somebody to look into this, I would appreciate it. Thank you.
- Case Date:
- 10/21/2026
Graffiti on the trail sign between Rogers and City Hall on the B Line Trail
Fire Hazards
933 N Walnut ST
- Case Date:
- 10/20/2026
On the south side of 14th St, between College and Walnut, a wire hanging from the lines above is draped across the sidewalk. I think it was downed by a storm a month or two ago.
Parking Meters and Citations
508 N Fess AVE
- Case Date:
- 10/20/2026
Non-consensual tows by Chandler Automotive & Towing (BMC ch. 4.32)
On 10/20/2026 at about 12:15 pm, Chandler Automotive & Towing towed my 2017 Cadillac ATS (Indiana plate HAQ849) from the tenant parking lot at 508 S Fess Ave.
No one authorizing the tow was present when my car was towed. The authorization form was signed afterward by Ashley Chandler, a Chandler’s employee working their front desk, after my car was already at their lot at 1107 N Jackson St. I watched her sign it and recorded it. When I called Chandler’s later that day, they confirmed they sign after the tow and said this is allowed.
BMC 4.32.100(a) requires the owner or authorized agent to be “present at the time of the tow” and sign a “contemporaneous” written authorization. The multifamily exception in 4.32.100(d) allows a tow company employee to act as the agent but does not waive that requirement.
The form has other problems:
It has no date or time of authorization, only the time of the tow, which 4.32.100(b)(4) requires.
It lists the wrong tow address. My car was parked at 508 S Fess Ave, but the form lists “Campus Walk, 520 N. Grant St.,” which is the management office, not the parking lot. BMC 4.32.100(b)(2) requires the address of the parking lot the vehicle was towed from.
Taken together, this suggests the authorization was not completed for this specific tow at the time it happened.
Chandler’s also first billed me $225, including a $50 dolly charge even though no dollies were used, and removed it only after I questioned it.
Chandler’s also towed my car from the same lot in early August 2026, and I believe the authorization was handled the same way. Chandler’s must keep the records for that tow under BMC 4.32.150.
I ask the city to investigate both tows, including the property owner’s affidavit and the photo or video documentation required by 4.32.100(d)(2) and (d)(4). If either tow violated ch. 4.32, I request a refund under BMC 4.32.130(d) of the $175 I paid on 10/20 and the fees I paid for the August tow. I can provide my recordings on request.
This is not just about my money. When I called, Chandler’s told me they are allowed to sign authorizations after a tow, which suggests this is how they routinely operate. Chapter 4.32 was passed specifically to protect Bloomington residents from predatory towing, and its requirement that someone be present and sign at the time of the tow is the main safeguard against tow companies patrolling lots and towing at will. If Chandler’s is signing these forms after the fact, that safeguard means nothing, and every renter in a permit lot they patrol is exposed. Many of those residents are students and working people who will simply pay and never know their rights.
I ask the city to inspect Chandler’s authorization records under BMC 4.32.150 to determine how many other tows were handled this way, to enforce the penalties in 4.32.160, and to make sure everyone towed in violation of this chapter is told they may recover their fees under 4.32.130(d). Please let me know the outcome of your review.