I don’t think Duke needs that many trash canon their area to be responsible for the mess. This has been an ongoing issue where the apartments across the street place them there. According to city ordnance are they not supposed to be in a covered area and not felt on the street all the time. Owners have built some fenced areas but are not using them. Please treat all the residents the same.
My trash can has not been getting fully emptied on pick up days - the top bags are taken out by hand so there is always trash left at the bottom.
Good morning, when the hydrant was replaced due to a leak, the yard had to be excavated down to the joint. It was backfilled and re-seeded, but has now settled, leaving considerable holes/trench in the yard. Is it possible to get that fixed?
Excessive growth
Excessive growth and trash
Excessive growth in front yard as well as bamboo in back yard which is starting to encroach on adjacent property. Growth laying on the road.
Excessive growth in front yard as well as bamboo in back yard which is starting to encroach
Excessive overgrowth in side and rear yard. Weeds above my head.
**To: Bloomington City Government and City Council** **Subject: Concern Regarding Predatory Parking Ticket Practices** Dear Mayor, City Council Members, and City Officials, I am writing to express my serious concern regarding what I believe are increasingly predatory practices surrounding parking enforcement in Bloomington, Indiana\. Parking regulations serve an important purpose\. They help maintain traffic flow, ensure turnover of limited parking spaces, and provide fair access to public parking\. However, enforcement should be designed primarily to encourage compliance, not to create an environment where residents and visitors feel that the city is intentionally using parking citations as a revenue\-generating mechanism\. I am particularly concerned about situations in which parking violations result in disproportionately high fines, aggressive enforcement, confusing or inadequate signage, short payment deadlines, or circumstances where a reasonable person could easily misunderstand the applicable parking restrictions\. When enforcement becomes excessively punitive or difficult to navigate, it undermines public trust in local government\. I respectfully ask the City of Bloomington to review its parking enforcement policies and practices, including: 1. **The amount of parking fines and associated fees** and whether they are proportionate to the underlying violation\. 2. **The clarity and visibility of parking signs**, particularly in areas where restrictions change by time, day, or location\. 3. **The use of warnings**, especially for first\-time or minor violations\. 4. **The appeals process**, including whether citizens have a meaningful opportunity to contest citations\. 5. **The financial incentives surrounding parking enforcement**, including how much revenue the city receives from parking citations and how that revenue is used\. 6. **Enforcement practices**, including whether citations are being issued primarily to improve compliance or whether enforcement activity is effectively being driven by revenue considerations\. 7. **Transparency**, including publicly available data showing the number of citations issued, the revenue generated, and the costs associated with parking enforcement\. A municipal government should not give residents the impression that parking enforcement is a financial trap\. People should be able to park in Bloomington without feeling that a minor mistake, an unclear sign, or an honest misunderstanding could result in an excessive financial penalty\. I am not advocating for the elimination of reasonable parking enforcement\. I am asking for **fairness, transparency, proportionality, and accountability**\. I respectfully request that the City Council and appropriate city departments review these practices and consider reforms that prioritize voluntary compliance and public trust over punitive enforcement and revenue generation\. I would also appreciate a response explaining what percentage of the city’s parking citation revenue is generated annually, where that revenue goes, and whether the city has evaluated whether its current enforcement practices are appropriate and equitable\. Thank you for taking this concern seriously\. I hope the City of Bloomington will work toward a parking enforcement system that residents and visitors view as fair and reasonable rather than predatory\. Sincerely, Concerned Citizen
Additional photo to go with ticket 213112. Crossing Wendy's/Kroger parking lot entrance across sidewalk is not wheelchair accessible.