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5/20/2024

There are people doing drugs and sleeping in the mini barn in back of the empty house. I’m afraid and the police wouldn’t come out because I don’t own the property.

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5/22/2024

Hello. The Mayor's bio lists serving on the Tithe Advisory Board. Can you provide information on what this is?

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6/27/2024

Why don’t you recognize the number of complaints surrounding homeless issues…encampments, nuisance and harassment since 90% of your complaints surround this issue? The needs to be recognition of the severity of this issue and it starts with the city government recognizing how much influence has on the negativity and safety of the entire community Yesterday in front of the library the was a homeless person yelling at top of his lungs and flailing his arms at anyone the dared walk past him…the entire issue is treated a a pass along.

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10/3/2024

Dear Sir/Madam, [ TO BE FORWARDED, only to the (Office of the Mayor)(s), (Bloomington,((IN)/Monroe Co.)), (in office(s):(year(s):(2020/'21)) onward(s); (yr. 2024(A.D)), (Special Assistant to the Mayor, (Mayor Kerry Thompson), ("Office") Telephone no. : 812-349-3406] This is a letter of, ((formal) communication, only), (read:("Complaint"/"Concern")), for informing, Ms. Margaret VanSchaik, (Special Assistant to the Mayor), to contact St. Mark's ("U.M.C":(United Methodist Church)), (Church) office, (812) 332-5788, and possibly make arrangement(s) for (shipping/storage) of, my(personal) belonging(s), (initially, (stored) at the new(bldg./facility), ("I.R.A":( Indiana Recovery Alliance)), ("Far-Westside"), (Bloomington, ((IN)/Monroe Co.)), (since, as communicated , the time-limit of storage, (<1-2 month(s)), Thanking you, Yours sincerely, Ms. Diya B.((email):diybhatt@indiana.edu))

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10/9/2024

The Mayor's office should really post information on the city website and not just on Facebook. Facebook is a toxic platform that requires an account and residents should not be forced to engage on that platform just to get basic information. If the Mayor wants to post things there that is fine but it can't be the only source of information.

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8/30/2022

I want to discuss the Homelessness problem. Please call me back.

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9/4/2022

Hi there, I have noticed a large increase in homeless activity in Bloomington this year. In the past, homeless individuals have largely remained in Seminary Park. Now, I see them camped in the park by Hartzell’s on Kirkwood, up by the square further north on Walnut, and even in Bryan Park. Homelessness is a complex problem and individuals in this situation face unfathomable challenges, but many of my peers and I feel their presence in social areas of Bloomington has negatively impacted the safety and cleanliness of the city. Just yesterday, I witnessed a homeless man harass a girl sitting in Brother’s Bar and Grill by slapping the window as if he was slapping her bottom through the window. It made me feel unsafe in my Bloomington home. Similarly, the park near Hartzell’s on Kirkwood is no longer an inviting place to eat ice cream with friends due to the mess left by homeless populations in this area. I am so sorry for their situation and challenges they face, but I do not want the homeless epidemic to impact the value and vibrance of the many lovely green spaces in Bloomington. For these reasons, I wanted to express my concerns about the spread of homelessness in Bloomington this past year and implore you to seek solutions for the issue. I am not an expert in social services or rehabilitation, so I am not sure if there are solutions to this problem, but I hope the city of Bloomington will take my concerns to heart to both help the homeless and improve the safety and well-being of Bloomington. Thank you

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9/17/2022

When catalent destroys the woodlands to the south to build their new parking lot, please make sure they leave at least some trees standing. We don't need more acres of unshaded baking asphalt

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9/28/2022

There is a homeless encampment in the woods across the creek immediately behind my home in a residential neighborhood. A matter of feed away from my property. I have sent a letter/email to Mayor and Dep Mayor with no response. As the leaves fall, I will be staring at the encampment and they will be staring right into my home. I have to regularly call the fire dept due to fires at the encampment. I have to listen to them scream, yell and fight. I am also a licensed rehabber and am terribly upset with the way they have ruined the wildlife territory. The woods behind my home is one of the primary reasons that I bought my home almost 10 years ago. I am worried for my children's safety and well being (as well as my own) as the encampment grows. I am devastated that there is now a potential that part of those woods will be removed due to the encampment. There is also a daycare 3 houses from mine as well as several children who I have seen play around the woods and should be able to without fear of an encampment and being hurt. I will happily provide any needed info, picts I have, etc.

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11/29/2022

Hello, Bloomington has a safety problem with its homeless population. Our daughter is a senior at IU, she lives off campus, near downtown. She calls me as she walks places because she is afraid of the homeless and their behavior. This afternoon I received a call to tell me two homeless men were walking through their neighborhood, under the influence, and checking doors of homes as they went through the area. The City needs to address this issue to insure its residents are safe.