Claim by Dawn RannalsTHE CITY OF
DUB E MEMORANDUM
Masterpiece on the issi;
BARRY LI D
CITY ATT RNEY
To:
DATE:
RE:
Claimant
Mayor Roy D. Buol and
Members of the City Council
March 20, 2008
Claim Against the City of Dubuque by Dawn Rannals
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Date of Claim Date of Loss Nature of Claim
03/03/08 02/23/08 Vehicle Damage
Dawn Rannals
This is a claim
Green Street,
misaligned.
in which the claimant alleges that as she was driving on Asbury Road near
she hit a pothole, popping her tire and causing the vehicle to become
According to the report of John Klostermann, Street & Sewer Maintenance Supervisor,
Public Works records show that the City of Dubuque Public Works Department had
crews patching holes on Asbury Road prior to this incident on February 2"a Stn 7tn Stn
21St, and also on February 23~d, the day of this incident. It is Mr. Klostermann's opinion
that the Public Works Department made several attempts to respond to these pothole
hazards as they developed.
It is therefore the recommendation of John Klostermann to deny this claim of $173.25
as filed due to the efforts of the Public Works Department to repair the hazards in a
timely manner. The City Attorney's Office concurs with this recommendation.
BAL:tIs
cc: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Jeanne Schneider, City Clerk
John Klostermann, Street & Sewer Maintenance Supervisor
Dawn Rannals
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