My address is technically 1529 W. 8th. We recently purchased our home and just got all moved in. In between my house and our neighbors, there is a ton of overgrowth over power lines connected to our homes. We really need someone to come out and clear the area before it becomes a problem. There is also a very large and what seems like a very dead tree on our neighbors property that is over some power lines as well.
Branches caught in power lines.
Persistent problems in Waterman Addition: 1. Unpainted curbs by fire hydrants 1301 W. 8th 1524 W. 8th 1680 W. 8th 2. Hydrant Paint codes missing or ambiguous blue - 1301 W 8th original grey - 1323 W. 8th original grey - 321 N. Hopewell red - 1524 W. 8th original grey - 1680 W. 8th red/yellow? - 1723 W. 8th red/yellow? - 1625 W. 7th
I saw some neighborhood kids playing on what looked like our neighbors' power or phone box units. The kids were jumping and pushing them and pretending (I think?) to get shocked. One kid looked like he was trying to pull one over. I am concerned that they will get hurt or that a fire will start due to the damage. When I went to tell them to stop, they had run off.
Chad Ackerman is a the business owner of Ackerman Auto Detail located at 630 South Patterson Drive. This morning, after coming to work he found that his workplace was full of smoke. This is due to the common occurrence of the homeless population using the space behind his business as a place where they light fires. These fires are uncovered and lead to a very toxic smell. This is a potential danger to the business, employees, customers and city of Bloomington.
Open burning - fire pit. I could see and smell a cloud of smoke covering my neighborhood 933 w. 6th
Open burning withing the city.
My next door neighbor, Carl James, (at 703 W. 7th Street) burns trash and plastic and Styrofoam in his wood stove. The smoke is heavy, black and acrid. It is polluting the air. I think there must be regulations against burning trash like this. We have asked him not to do this and explained to him that it creates toxins in the air. A group of neighbors chipped in and bought him two ricks of wood recently, but his son took most of it and resold it. We do not know what else to do. Can someone from the City talk to him about this? Thank you.
Fire run to tanning salon. Acting BC Matthews reported that the electrical panel appeared to be in disrepair.
Apartment bldg. burned. 18 units effected.