Claim by Tim BushmanTHE CITY OF
DuB E
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
BARRY LINDA
CITY ATTORN Y
To:
DATE:
RE:
Claimant
MEMORANDUM
Mayor Roy D. Buol and
Members of the City Council
March 20, 2008
Claim Against the City of Dubuque by Tim Bushman
Date of Claim
Date of Loss
Nature of Claim
Tim Bushman 02/29/08 02/23/08 Vehicle Damage
This is a claim in which the claimant alleges that as he was driving his vehicle
southbound in the 2100 block of Kerper Boulevard, he struck a pothole with the front
driver's side tire, damaging his vehicle.
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 Kerper Boulevard prior to this incident on February 1St 4tH Stn
11tH, 15tH, and 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 $312.71
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
Tim Bushman
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DUBUQUE, IOWA
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