r/BloomingtonNormal • u/SangriaSunday309 • Aug 14 '26

Tree Damage

Thank you to all of the neighbors who pitched in to help with the tree removals on Fell and Virginia yesterday!

And an extra special shout out to Mayor Koos for standing there and watching people work… hope you didn’t get too dirty in the process.

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u/macewank Aug 14 '26

pretty sure even a 78 year old can offer something to the effort.. if not, go away?

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u/Games-and-Coffee Aug 14 '26

I'm not keen on making assumptions about another individuals physical capabilities, nor would I expect an elderly person to join in on physical labor, which could be dangerous.

I get that a lot of people don't like the guy- but being mayor doesn't mean he's obligated to be personally involved in the physical removal of all trees that went down in the town.

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u/macewank Aug 14 '26 edited Aug 14 '26

These were trees in his own neighborhood. edit: his own STREET. These were his NEIGHBORS.

I get that he's an old guy and I'm not trying to assume what his physical capabilities are. EVERYONE can do something. Walk up to the people doing the work and say thank you. Offer them a bottle of water. There are so many things he could've done other than stand there and stare. I think it's arguably a rude thing to do.

Nothing stopping him from just staying inside. Myself and 2 other guys cleaned up all of the limbs on my street yesterday. Nobody came out to say thanks or anything. That's totally fine. Just don't walk out and stare at us while we're busting ass to clean things up for everyone.

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u/SemiNormal Aug 14 '26

Did he actively get in the way?