Claim Response Horsfall, Leanne
BAR R Y A. L I N D A H L ,
CITY ATTORNEY
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MEMO
To:
Mayor Roy D. Buol and
Members of the City Council
DATE:
April 17, 2006
RE:
Claim against the City of Dubuque by Leanne Horsfall
Claimant
Date of Claim
Date of Loss
Nature of Claim
Leanne Horsfall
04/03/06
03/31/06
Property Damage
This is a claim in which the claimant alleges that the basement of her residence located
at 2161 Lincoln Avenue sustained water damage due to a plugged City sewer line.
According to the report of Street & Sewer Maintenance Supervisor John Klostermann,
Public Works crew was notified of the possible sewer problem at 3:00 p.m. on March
31, 2006. When the crew arrived, they found that the City main line was plugged, due
to roots in a manhole on Lincoln Avenue. The line was cleaned and service was
restored in a timely manner.
John Klostermann reports that there has not been a history of problems related to the
referenced sewer line. It is therefore the recommendation of John Klostermann to deny
this claim due to the lack of prior knowledge of the problem. The Legal Department
concurs with this recommendation.
BAL:tls
cc: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Jeanne Schneider, City Clerk
John Klostermann, Street & Sewer Maintenance Supervisor
Leanne Horsfall
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