Stonehill Assn sidewalk removal
Stonehill Community AssocÛltion
800 Stone Ridge Place
Dubuque, IA 52001
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August kiO04 J
Mayor and City Council Members
c/o City Clerk, City Hall
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
We are requesting permission to remove and not immediately replace the sidewalk on the
west side of Windsor Avenue, north of Stone Ridge Place. This sidewalk is located on
property owned by Stone Hill Community Association, whose members comprise the
owners of the eighty-seven units in Stonehill Community. An earlier letter of April 6,
2004 made this request to the City Engineer and we have received letters from the
Engineering Assistant (April 29, 2004) and the Acting Public Works Director (July 20,
2004) denying our request. We now turn to you for assistance. Several factors have
caused us to make this request:
I. The sidewalk is currently in extremely poor condition. Stonehill Community
Association accepts that it has the financial responsibility for condition of the
sidewalk.
2. Much of the damage to the sidewalk has occurred because of roots of two trees which
were planted between the sidewalk and the street. We have been told by the City
Engineering Division that the City Forester has agreed that if the sidewalk is replaced
in its current position one ofthe two trees should be removed and the other is
threatened or the new sidewalk faces similar deterioration.
3. The City Council has expressed a desire to maintain trees as part of the landscape in
Dubuque and Stonehill Community Association supports these policies. In recent
years we have purchased additional trees for planting on our property.
4. A series of arbor vitae are on the west side of the sidewalk and thus it cannot be
moved further away from the street.
5. The sidewalk is along a portion of Windsor Avenue which ends in a cui de sac. Thus
it is minimally used and "leads to nowhere". The only access north of Stone Ridge
Place is by crossing over our lawn into our parking lot. There are no adjoining
sidewalks or driveways.
Thus we propose:
To remove the sidewalk and replace it with grass. If and when Windsor Avenue is
developed beyond its current terminus, Stonehill Community Association will re-
install a sidewalk in consultation with the city, probably after the removal of the two
existing trees.
Sincerely,
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829 Stone Ridge Place
President, Board of Directors
Stonehill Community Association
Larry Zettel
884 Stone Ridge Place
Treasurer, Board of Directors
Stonehill Community Association