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Police report details speed study, fraud reports and a proposed revisit of chicken ordinance
Summary
President McLimans relayed Chief Small’s report on junk cleanup, a Mill Street speed study using a temporary speed trailer, recent fraud complaints and a camper investigation; the board agreed to revisit a chicken ordinance modeled on Montfort at the November meeting.
President Robert McLimans presented the Bloomington Police Department report on behalf of Chief Small, who was attending K‑9 training. The written report covered a recent junk cleanup that resulted in one citation for a junk vehicle on Congress Street, several fraud reports (unauthorized bank transactions, altered check amount, attempted phone fraud with no loss), and multiple business security checks.
The department reported a speed trailer requiring a motherboard replacement; staff built a temporary speed trailer to conduct a Mill Street speed study that will log speeds in both directions and be presented to the board in November. Chief Small also relayed complaints about a long‑parked vehicle in the alley between Canal and First Streets that was promptly moved, and a camper behind Oates Hatchery that appears to be used intermittently by someone working at the hatchery rather than as a full‑time residence; the department is awaiting contact with the hatchery owner.
McLimans asked the board to revisit a chicken‑ownership ordinance at the November meeting, citing the Village of Montfort model that limits ownership to hens, charges an annual license similar to dog licenses and requires an application. Chief Small also asked that the board use the phone number 563‑341‑7699 when providing a contact number to residents to protect his personal number. The board did not take immediate regulatory action on chickens at this meeting.
