Sodarock Prop Tax Appeal LtrsBarry A. Lindahl, Esq.
Corporation Counsel
Suite 330, Harbor View Place
(563) 5834113 office
(563) 583-1040 fax
UBLTQ E
September 11, 2003
Mayor and Members of the City Council
of the City of Dubuque
City Hall
13m & Central Avenue
Dubuque, IA 52001
President of the Board of Directors
Northeast Iowa Community College
P.O. Box 400
Calmar, IA 52132
Chairperson of the
Dubuque County Board of Supervisors
Dubuque County Courthouse
720 Central Avenue
Dubuque, IA 52001
Chairperson of the Board of Trustees
Dubuque County Hospital
Sunnycrest Manor
2375 Roosevelt Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
Chairperson of the School Board
Dubuque Community School District
Central Administration Offices
2300 Chaney Road
Dubuque, IA 52001
Chairperson of the Conference Board
of the City of Dubuque
Ci~ Hall
13"' & Central
Dubuque, IA 52001
RE: Sodarock Properties, L.L.C. Tax Appeal
Dear Chairpersons, Mayor and President:
Chairperson of the Council of the
Dubuque County Agricultural Extension
Service
14742 Hwy. 20 West, Suite 2
Dubuque, IA 52003
Enclosed is a copy of a Stipulation of Settlement of a tax assessment appeal, which is
required to be served upon each of you, pursuant to Iowa Code Section 441.44.
The property that is the subject of this appeal is an apartment building located at 1607
Wingate Drive, Dubuque, Iowa, legally described as Lot 2 in '~Ningate Place #2", in the
City of Dubuque, according to the recorded plats thereof, with an assessed valuation of
$928,200 as of January 1, 2003.
Sodarock Properties, L. LC. also appealed the tax assessment for two other apartment
buildings located at 1577 Wingate Drive and 3600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Pursuant to
Se~ce People Integrity Responsibility hlnovafion Teamwork
this Stipulation, those two appeals will be dismissed and the tax assessment will remain
as determined by the Board of Review.
City Assessor Rick Engelken determined, based upon information provided to him by
Sodarock Properties, L.L.C., that the assessed value of the property at 1607 Wingate
Drive should be reduced from its assessed value of $928,200 to the value in the
Stipulation of Settlement of $835,340, a reduction of $92,860.
The proposed settlement will be presented to the Court after fourteen days from the
date indicated on the attached Notice of Voluntary Settlement. If there are any
objections to the proposed settlement, they should be made known to the Court prior to
that time.
If you have any questions about the proposed settlement, please contact City Assessor
Rick Engelken at (563) 589-4416.
~;orporation Counsel
BAL/tls
Enclosure
Rick Engelken, City Assessor
Dubuque County Courthouse
720 Central Avenue
Dubuque, IA 52001
Davin C. Curtiss
O'CONNOR & THOMAS, P.C.
Dubuque Building
700 Locust St., Suite 200
P.O. Box 599
Dubuque, IA 52004-0599
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IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR DUBUQUE COUNTY
SODAROCK PROPERTIES, EEC.,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
VS.
BOARD OF REVIEW OF THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE
Defendant-Appellee.
01311 EQCV 093689
NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY
SETTLEMENT
TO:
City of Dubuque, Iowa
County of Dubuque, Iowa
Dubuque Community School District
Northeast Iowa Community college ·
Dubuque County Hospital
Dubuque County Agricultural Extension Service
Conference Board of the City of Dubuque
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Iowa Code Section 441.44, that the
above-named Appellant and the Board of Review, Appellee, have entered into a
voluntary settlement of this assessment appeal.
A copy of the proposed Stipulation of Settlement is attached hereto.
This Stipulation of Settlement will be presented to the above-named Court for
approval after fourteen days from the date of this Notice.
Dated this //'j'hL day of ~-~'P~ ~- , 2003.
Board of Review for the City of Dubuque,
Defend/~ppellee ,
By /
· / Barry A~ Lindahl, Esq.
- Corporation Counsel
Suite 330, Harbor View Place
300 Main Street
Dubuque, IA 52001-6944
(563) 583-4113
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR DUBUQUE COUNTY
SODAROCK PROPERTIES, L.L.C.,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
VS.
BOARD OF REVIEW OF THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE
Defendant-Appellee.
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01311 EQCV 093689
STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT
Appellant, Sodarock Properties, L.L.C. and Appellee, Board of Review of the City
of Dubuque, Iowa, state to the Court that the pending litigation with regard to the tax
assessment for the following-described properly:
Lot 2 in '¥Vingate Place ¢Y2', in the City of Dubuque, according to the
recorded plats thereof.
Has been settled and agreed upon as follows:
Land $52,920
Building $782,420
Total $835,340
The parties further agree that the stipulated value includes any equalization order
by the Department of Revenue for 2003.
It is further agreed that upon entry of a Court Order confirming the above
settlement, the above pending litigation shall be dismissed with prejudice, and the Court
costs shall be paid by the Appellant.
Dated this/(~ ~ day of ~'-'~~003.
SODAROCK PROPERTIES, L.L.C.
Davin C. Curtiss, Esq.
O'CONNOR & THOMAS, P.C.
Dubuque Building
700 Locust St., Suite 200
P.O. Box 599
Dubuque, IA 52004-0599
BOARD OF REVIEW OF THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE
by:~
~Suite 330, Harbor View Place
'300 Main Street
Dubuque, IA 52001-6944
(563) 583-4113
Attorney for Appellant Counsel for the Board of
Review