You are invited to the
Crescent Bend Neighborhood Association

Fall 2026 Potluck-Meeting

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 11 to 1:00

Meet at picnic shelter behind ACS office building at NW corner of 17th St & Englewood Drive (On GPS, 1802 W. 17th 47404)

CANOPY Bloomington will provide 4 PIZZA-X pies. Ice water and lemonade will be provided. Bring a side dish or snack goody if you can.

“Free Trees Project”---CANOPY Outreach Director Taylor Stout will explain the program, https://www.canopybloomington.org/

Neighbor Kevin T. says he will bring his guitar. Bring your instruments too!

Meet Neighbors! Bring a Neighbor!

R.S.V.P. would be great at crescentbend@gmail.com or 812-345-7680.

Join us for the 2026 

Neighborhood Cleanup Day!

Saturday, April 11 at 10:00 am - 12pm

All residents, businesses, and friends are encouraged to join in. It’s a great chance to make our neighborhood look better, chat with neighbors, and get some exercise!

We’ll meet at 10:00 at the bus shelter by Crescent Point—Lismore & 17^th St. If you arrive later, just look for us and join in. We’ll be picking up trash along our neighborhood streets, including W. 17th St, Crescent Rd., Lindbergh, Hancock, etc.

Bring your gloves and reachers/grabbers (to save your back). We’ll have plenty of blue garbage bags that the City will haul away for free. 

Metal Recycling: Between 10 to 11 on Saturday, April 11, one of our volunteers also will use his truck to pick up metal you may no longer want and will haul it for recycling--everything from aluminum siding to tin cans, iron, brass, copper wiring, metal guttering, car batteries, metal shelves, and more.  

If you have metal items to recycle: 1) Send an email with your address to crescentbend@gmail.com or call or text 812-345-1201 before 8:00 am Saturday, April 11; and 2) Leave the items near the curb in front of your house by 10:00 am that morning. If you have heavy items, please help load them into the truck. 

If it’s raining at 10:00 on Saturday, the rain date is April 18 (also for metal recycling). Send us an email if you have questions

Crescent Bend Neighborhood Association

crescentbend@gmail.com

 Neighborhood Clean-up Day, 10:00, Saturday April 11, 2026

Join us for the 2026 Crescent Bend Neighborhood Association (CBNA) Clean-up Day, Saturday, April 11 at 10:00 am. All residents, businesses, and friends are encouraged to join in. It’s a great chance to make our neighborhood look better, chat with neighbors, and get some exercise!

We’ll be picking up trash along our neighborhood streets, including W. 17th St, Crescent Rd., Lindbergh, Hancock, etc.
* We’ll meet at 10:00 at the bus shelter by Crescent Point—Lismore & 17^th St. If you arrive late, just look for us and join us on the street.
* Bring your gloves and reachers/grabbers (to save your back). We’ll have plenty of blue garbage bags that the City will haul away for free.

Metal Recycling: Between 10 to 11 on Saturday, April 11, one of our volunteers also will use his truck to pick up metal you may no longer want and will haul it for recycling--everything from aluminum siding to tin cans, iron, brass, copper wiring, metal guttering, car batteries, metal shelves, and more.

If you have metal items to recycle:
* Send an email with your address to crescentbend@gmail.com or text or call 812-345-1201 before 8:00 am Saturday, April 11; and
*Leave the items near the curb in front of your house by 10:00 am that morning. If you have heavy items, please help load the material into the truck.

If it’s raining at 10:00 on Saturday, the rain date is April 18 (also for metal recycling). Let us know if you have questions and join in!

Crescent Bend Neighborhood Association: crescentbend@gmail.com

 

Neighborhood Association Fall 2025 Meeting & Potluck 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1:00-3:00 

Outdoor picnic shelter behind the office building at 1802 W. 17th St., facing Englewood Dr. (across the street from Crescent Pointe)

Our guest speaker, David Hittle, City of Bloomington Director of Planning and Transportation, will begin at 1:30. He’ll ask and answer questions about housing and transportation in the area. Bring your questions and comments for him. There also will be time for you to discuss issues in our neighborhood and to make suggestions.

Light refreshments provided. Bring a dish to share (optional) 

Meet neighbors! Bring a neighbor!

Questions? Email the Crescent Bend Neighborhood Association, crescentbend@gmail.com or text Sharon Roualet at 812-345-7680.

 

 

Town Hall Meeting with Mayor Kerry Thomson

Thursday, May 16, 6 - 7:30 pm

Tri-North Middle School

Mayor Thomson will hold a resident listening session in our Council District (#2). District 2 Council member, Kate Rosenbarger, and At-Large Council members, Andy Ruff and Matt Flaherty also will attend.

This is a chance to let the Mayor and City Council members know:

§  Questions or concerns do you have

§  What issues are important to you

§  Your ideas about how can the City better serve the community

Crestmont Park in the Spotlight

Volunteers have been working—and continue to work--in Crestmont Park, on the south border of the Crescent Bend Neighborhood Association (CBNA) area. They’re removing invasive species, planting new trees, and making our neighborhood a better place.

Ø Sharon Roualet, President of the CBNA (yay, Sharon!), as well as the Boy Scouts of America Troop 100 both are volunteer leaders of the Adopt-a-Greenspace team for Crestmont Park. For more information on the Adopt-a-Greenspace program as well as volunteer opportunities, please see Adopt-a-Greenspace on the Parks and Recreation website.

Ø The Bloomington Arbor Tree Planting Ceremony was held at Crestmont Park on April 1, with Mayor Kerry Thomson; Tim Street, Director of Bloomington Parks and Recreation; Haskel Smith, Bloomington Urban Forester; and many others in attendance. A video of the ceremony is available on the Parks and Recreation Facebook page.

Ø Crestmont Field Day was held on May 2, 2024. Volunteers planted new trees to increase the tree canopy at Crestmont Park as part of the Winslow-Crestmont

Wildlife Corridor project.

 

Neighborhood Clean-Up Day, Saturday 5/13, 10 am to noon

Join us for the Crescent Bend Neighborhood Association Clean-up Day this Saturday. In addition to making our neighborhood look better, it’s a great chance to socialize with neighbors.

ü We’ll meet at 10:00 at the Little Library, in front of 1305 W 17th St., and then disperse to pick up trash along the streets of our neighborhood, including W. 17th St, Crescent Rd., Lindbergh, Hancock, etc.

ü Bring your gloves and reachers/grabbers (to save your back). We’ll have plenty of blue garbage bags.

After we finish, join us for a picnic and socializing at Sue Tuohy’s house, 1412 W. 17th St. (812-336-8246). We’ll have water and soft drinks, hotdogs/brats, chips and dips, some veggies, and plates, etc. Feel free to bring a dish to pass if you wish. Parking in the driveway is limited, but people also may park next door.

Metal Recycling: Between 10 to 11 on Saturday, one of our volunteers will pick up metal for recycling at JB Salvage. JBs takes everything from aluminum and tin cans to copper wiring, metal guttering, car batteries, metal shelves, and more. If you have metal items to recycle:

·      Send an email to crescentbend@gmail.com with your address before 8:00 am Saturday; and

·      Leave the items near the curb in front of your house by 10:00 am on Saturday. If you have heavy items, please help load the material into the truck.

If it’s raining at 10 on Saturday, the rain date is May 20 (also for metal recycling).

Sue T, CBNA Secretary

The Crescent Bend Neighborhood Association (CBNA) was organized in 2010 by a group of neighbors with the goal of making our neighborhood better. We’re volunteers who work together to:

ü  Enhance the quality of life in our neighborhood

ü  Create a unified voice for our neighborhood

ü  Identify and work with government officials and other organizations to solve problems related to traffic, infrastructure, neighborhood clean-up, security, and more

ü  Hold quarterly meetings, open to the public, to share information and concerns

ü  Organize social events to get to know our neighbors and have fun!

 

Send an email to crescentbend@gmail.com. Let us know if you want to:

·       Get on our email list

·       Volunteer your energy & talents

·       Share your ideas

·       Let us know about your concerns

The CBNA neighborhood area includes:

·       Crescent Rd.

·       Hancock Rd.

·       Lindbergh Ave., from 15th St. to 17th St.

·       W. Arlington Rd. (south side) and W. 17th St., from the roundabout to the overpasses

·       W. 15th St. and W. 16th St.

·       The Atlas, Crescent Pointe, The Reserve at Chandlers Glen, and the Union at Crescent.

  

2023 CBNA Officers

President, Sharon Roualet  

Secretary, Sue Tuohy     

Treasurer, Carrie Winkel   

Chair of Special Projects, Bill Goodhew   

Chair of Infrastructure Committee, Dave Devitt

Update on Trash Transfer Station with links to important information

 H-T article link:
http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/stories/2013/06/20/news.trash-transfer-project-seeks-more-time.sto

Letter that HT article is referring to:
http://nearwestside.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/7D6772A5-2ED8-4CE6-8720-F31D65E59E8F.pdf

The 1 line summary: JB's wants an 18-24 month extension on their permit deadline to try to go through the legal process to change the zoning of the site and get the transfer station permit approved.

Article in the H-T about City Council's letter to IDEM against the proposed WTS, 29 March 2013
http://www.heraldtimesonline. com/stories/2013/03/29/news. city-council-tells-idem-it- opposes-new-trash-transfer- station.sto
(Notably, the Council's letter includes a statement that they “would not support the use of this facility by the city.”! good news)

Story on WFHB about connection with the Mo Co Solid Waste District BoD, 28 March 2013
http://www.wfhb.org/news/ daily-local-news-march-28- 2012-0

Story in the H-T, Trash transfer site losing city support, 8 March 2013:
http://www.heraldtimesonline. com/stories/2013/03/08/news. trash-transfer-site-loses- city-support.sto

Story on WFIU, City Changes Mind on Support of Waste Transfer Project, 12 March 2013:
http://indianapublicmedia.org/ news/city-mind-support-waste- transfer-project-46433/

Related story in the H-T, with update on WTS permit progress, 13 March 2013:
http://www.heraldtimesonline. com/stories/2013/03/13/news. profits-from-selling- recyclables-could-pay-for- trash-barker-says.sto
Article in the H-T, Mayor: City will check legality of transfer station, 18 March 2013:
http://www.heraldtimesonline. com/stories/2013/03/18/news. mayor-city-will-check- legality-of-transfer-station. sto
A long feature on WFHB's daily news, 5 March 2013:
http://www.wfhb.org/news/ daily-local-news-march-05-2013

H-T article on WTS and Steve Volan's proposal to open a public WTS at Anderson location instead of on Vernal Pike.
http://www.heraldtimesonline. com/stories/2013/03/05/news. public-trash-transfer-station- proposed.sto

Public meeting March 4th -MC Library about proposed Solid Waste Trash Transfer Stations

If you missed the meeting on the proposed solid waste trash transfer station at JB Salvage on Vernal Pike, you may go to this link to see the slides.


http://nearwestside.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/WTS_permit_presentation_FINAL_reduce.pdf


Our greatest concern in the Crescent Bend Neighborhood should be the increased traffic from all directions, the large semi traffic through our neighborhood when I-69 closes Vernal Pike, and the resulting road trash and litter.  Property values will likely be decreased in a 1.8mi radius which includes all of downtown Bloomington.

There's much we can do to prevent this from happening.  

Go to:

www.neighborsagainstdowntowntrash.blogspot.com  

Contact: Neighbors Against Downtown Trash Transfer Station

NADTTS@gmail.com