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Residents tell council about large water-bill dispute and unsafe temporary bus stop for mobility devices
Summary
Two residents used public comment to raise local service problems: a multi-year water-billing and meter/curb-valve dispute that left one homeowner facing roughly $4,000 in charges, and a complaint that temporary bus stops near the arena are inaccessible for mobility devices because of steep sidewalks and gravel.
At the Oct. 27 council meeting, two Bloomington residents used the public-comment period to raise local service concerns.
Chris Mitchell, who identified himself as a Bloomington resident living at 1112 Western, said ongoing problems with a curb shutoff valve and water meter changes left his vacant house repeatedly flooding and the water company charging a large balance he disputes. "Now it's almost $5,000," Mitchell said, describing repeated flood events and technicians turning water on and off as the curb valve failed. He said he came to the meeting to pay what he thought he owed but was surprised the bill was nearly $4,000 in water usage for a house where no one had been living.
David Bush spoke about transit access while using a knee scooter. Bush said construction forced buses to stop at a temporary location behind the arena on Roosevelt, where sidewalk slopes, posts, gravel and broken areas make it difficult or unsafe for people using walkers, scooters or other mobility devices. "That second block of Roosevelt that they stop on is not really possible for someone in a mobility device to navigate," he said, and he offered to return in two weeks with photographs to illustrate the conditions.
Clerk's office staff also reported one emailed public comment from Brandon Gray; the clerk said Gray's comments had been forwarded to council.
The council did not respond verbally to either speaker during the public-comment period; Mayor Brady noted that the council takes comments and will move forward as appropriate. No formal council action on either issue was recorded at the meeting.
