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Central Avenue Water Main Project-Citizen Correspondence Opposing Projectti J2, &‘pie-)1d /‘/7 1- 3 02_ Q jJ ,9--/3g vx. 7-,3? CY* r- ni c 0 Cr- •••••• C CD Crl rn CD - 0 5 0 0 a) Az. U U.0 % 6, i,©/ © RECEIVED 10 JUL 19 AM 10: 16 ,.2/3090c, City Clerks Office Dubuque, uque, IA ��T(L,i VLcKX �i9t}�krF S» 4VZ. e t- rso 1 Ignik_, Act.Yer- 14)13ij 4- ge- ti-we r ,F." `4- i�'�''�•�t� / h+''t S-7 yes ©LQ 145 oijw m O BJ &Z� j 11,3 13-f- c›,, 4))10-0x-J)-1 "Om( % )110. , 012 > jiE 3 • 7-/0 ir Pit,j Fet-hiAk4),J7:5i t))5i1 In RE Gt?> J S A fogz> 577E r 681 dv i„A�% , �T �� 'The) tAm t>E 6te r ,„ 01)-/j/. &-V9 e %i 9 )6 Ed FA-, I'll KL--rf 17d-15J4-1d- . ,.„ 4"r 13%�� July 10,2010 Dear City Clerk's office, We were recently notified of an assessment of $5,060 for water service to our street. The people who live in our area are not well-to-do people and the cost of this project is quite high. My husband lost his job last year and has had to work menial jobs at minimum wage and slightly above. He is also a disabled veteran. I am limited to working 10 hrs a week because of health problems. I'm not sure how a lot of people are going to afford this. Aren't taxes supposed to cover things like this? Can low income people get help or are supposed to use our retirement to fund this? This is just so unfair. Linda Wlochai CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA CENTRAL AVENUE WATER SERVICE REPLACEMENT PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT PROPERTY OWNER: \LILING ADDRESS: CITY STATE ZIP: JULY 9, 2010 WLOCHAL, DALE G & LINDA ANN 2749 CENTRAL AVE DUBUQUE IA 52001 1013307016 PRIVATE IMPROVEMENT WATER SERVICE PRIVATE LATERAL COSTS: $5,060.00 WATER SERVICE PRIVATE LATERAL DEFICIENCY (-) TOTAL NET ASSESSMENTS: S5.060.00 REC,FIVED 10 JUL 1 9 MI 8: 26 City Clerk's Office Dubuque, IA Sent via U.S, First Class Mail and Email City Clerk's Office City of Dubuque 50 West 13'1' Street Dubuque, Iowa 52001-41105 12419 Askew Drive Cirandview, Missouri 64030 July 15,2010 Re: Central Avenue Water Main (21' - 32Street) Project Dear Ms, Schneider: As the owners of the properly located at 2607 Central Avenue, we wish to present the following objections to this project to be presented to the City Council at their meeting on July 19, 2010: • 'the Proposed Resolution of Necessity appears to be premature. It is our understanding that Central Avenue is scheduled to he repaved in 2011, It would seem that both projects could be accomplished at the same time thereby not only reducing or eliminating the paving costs imposed on the owners by the water main project but reducing the turmoil and inconvenience to the property owners and the surrounding community. The current water mains have been in place for close to 100 years and do not appear to be failing although the roadway is in bad condition, • The assessment to bc levied against the property at 2607 Central Avenue (S5,060,00) seems to be exorbitant considering the amount of work to be done. An original verbal estimate provided by the Engineering Department was approximately $3,000,00, which appears to be a more appropriate figure. It is our understanding that the assessment includes the cost of digging up existing pavement and replacing it. We believe that the property owners should only be assessed for the actual cost of the water main replacement. ▪ Central Avenue is an extremely busy US Highway and carries a large amount of heavy trucking vehicles. We would like to suggest that as a part of this entire project, the City Council consider rerouting traffic flow to make the entire north portion of Central Avenue a one way street. Review and consideration of these items by the City Council will be appreciated. Sincerely. 2 "Le-,Michael A. and Dorothy J, Silvestri cc: City of Dubuque Engineering Department HARTIG REALTY IV, LC P.O. Box 709 Dubuque, IA 52004-0709 Phone: (563) 588-8700 July 16, 2010 City Clerk's Office Attn: Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC City Clerk City of Dubuque 50 West 13th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4805 Re: Objection to Preliminary Assessment Central Avenue Water Main (21st — 32nd Street) Project Dear Jeanne: Hartig Realty IV received a preliminary assessment in the amount of $15,180.00. (See attached copy of preliminary assessment labeled Exhibit A). Per your office's instructions, we are e-mailing you the reasons for our objection to this preliminary assessment. I spoke with the City Engineer, Greg Doden and he explained the methodology used in calculating the assessment. In addition to our store at 2225 Central, the assessment covers two houses which were demolished to expand our store and parking areas. The former addresses of the demolished houses were 2235 Central, and 2241 Central. He explained that roughly one-third of the assessment applies to each of the three segments. In the case of the demolished houses, the assessment covers costs to excavate and cap off the old water lines at the City water main. We object to the amount of our preliminary assessment. Our records show that on August 22 and August 23, 2001 the water lines for the two demolished homes were disconnected from the City water main as per City of Dubuque requirements and then the street was patched. (See copy of attached invoice from McDermott Excavating to Tricon General Construction labeled Exhibit B). Tricon was Hartig Realty IV's contractor for the store expansion project at 2225 Central Avenue. Since two of the three segments of our property have already had the required work completed, we believe that our preliminary assessment should be $5,060 rather than $15,180. (One third of the preliminary assessment would be $5,060). Thank you for your consideration of our objections. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Marilyn Kammiller, CFO Hartig Realty IV, LC NUE McDERMOTT EXCAVATING 14391 HW i 2rWEST DUBUQUE, IOWA 52003-9240 583-4633 General Excavating Residential • Commercial • Industrial • Trucking • Demolition INVOICE August 29, 2001 Tricon General Construction Inc. ATTN: Don Stumpf 10873 Wallerwood Drive Dubuque, Iowa 52003-9689 RE: Hartig Drug Store 22nd & Central 8-22-01 - 8-23-01 Disconnect 2 each water lines from City water main as per City of Dubuque requirements, complete with street patching. $2,661.00 V CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA CENTRAL AVENUE WATER SERVICE REPLACEMENT PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT PROPERTY OWNER: MAILING ADDRESS: CITY STATE ZIP: JULY 9, 2010 Exhib-,--e HARTIG REALTY IV LC TOWN CLOCK PLAZA P O BOX 709 DUBUQUE IA 52404 LOCATION: 2225 CENTRAL LOT DESCRIPTION: S 20'8" N25'4" LOT 1, S24'8"LOT 1, N4'8" N25'4" LOT 1, S 18' OF 2 PARCEL: 1024129037 PRIVATE IMPROVEMENT WATER SERVICE PRIVATE LATERAL COSTS: $15,180.00 WATER SERVICE PRIVATE�' -- LATERAL DEFICIENCY (-) TOTAL NET ASSESSMENTS: S15,180.00