Special Assessment_695, 697 Caledonia Street_HerrigMarch 29, 2011
RE: Assessment
695 1 /2 and 697 1 /2 Caledonia
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
RECEIVED
11 APR 15 PM 1 :03
City Clerk's Office
Dubuque, IA
On or about May 5, 2010, I discovered that two of my tenants, one at 695 1 /2 and one at
697 1 /2 Caledonia St., had brought pets (cats) into their apartments contrary to their
leases. Upon issuing a 3 day notice to remove the cats, being in violation of their
leases, they both elected to give me their 30 day notices to vacate.
Tenant at 695 /2 Caledonia, without my knowledge, elected to move first and left behind
odd items and garbage at the curb. Notice was given to remove the items /garbage or
be subject to removal and city charge and assessment. Upon receiving the notice I
immediately, along with a helping hand /laborer, proceeded to go to the unit and load
the items and remove same which we did.
Two days later upon visiting the property, the tenant downstairs at 695 Caledonia St.,
reported to me that the city was up, Ted Stackis, and picked up the garbage. I was
surprised and said "what garbage "? He informed me that the tenant upstairs at 697
Caledonia St., moved out the day after 695 1 /2 Caledonia St. and left items /garbage
behind at the curb as well.
The City (Ted Stackis) would not have known that I had picked up the first tenants
garbage that I received notice on, and therefore was under the impression that I hadn't
done anything.
Meanwhile without checking with me and not realizing TWO tenants were moving, two
different piles of garbage were set out by two different tenants very close together.
In addition, I was in the process of wrapping the windows and doors with aluminum
coil, and therefore had two aluminum doors and one large 4'X4' aluminum storm
window setting on the side of the building and one 1800 ton air conditioner setting on
the porch that Mr. Stackis also took for the metal /aluminum value. Downstairs tenant
observation!
I would like the assessment at said property forgiven and removed from my property,
per city councils order. I feel I did not have due process of law. I thank you in advance
for your time and consideration of overturning said assessment.
Sinc
hn Herrig