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Home My WebLink AboutPublic Comment-6/8/2015 54150 47f Sr 2- 12z - 101c a /g0)74 '\14 - 58707 b8 5c 4W1-fr4c?Z),411(4`v, -?i4/Yv4 v4Alvd tz91 "°?` -°""n" AV" " - Wev N4D /f7N-V? " .. ' 0 lir virAinf 7q0 r-7-eivv Ar ''• --vt) Cla-Y -r4r6D yievcw -urr4e -70-(4"/ /fr—Yr9d- -Avio 47oo -.g L -v- o 8 8 Nancy Higby From: SUZY SCHARES Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 2:31 PM To: Nancy Higby Subject: FW: Fixing sidewalks For the file. Suzy Schares, CMC City Clerk/HR Director City of Waterloo 715 Mulberry Street Waterloo, Iowa 50703 (319)291-4323 From: MAYOR CLARK Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 1:52 PM To: CAROLYN COLE; SUZY SCHARES; ERIC THORSON Subject: RE: Fixing sidewalks Carolyn, I understand your position but Engineering and Planning would disagree. From both of their prospective it would be better to have sidewalks everywhere than nowhere. Those areas that have "sidewalks to nowhere" should not have happened, but they did. It would be much better if we were to commit ourselves to completing sidewalks than to remove or ignore those that exist. But....in the end, this is why you get paid the big bucks, Council can decide which direction you want to go. Thank You, JVla 10 AtcI efry i City of Waterloo Iowa 715 Mulberry Street Waterloo, Iowa 50703 319-291-4301 From: Carolyn Cole [mailto:Carolyn.Cole@vgm.com] Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 12:39 PM To: MAYOR CLARK; SUZY SCHARES; ERIC THORSON Subject: FW: Fixing sidewalks There are some bizarre little stubs of sidewalks (some 10 feet long) in this end of town (my neighborhood). It really doesn't make sense to have people fix them. Carolyn From: Mark Yarwood [mailto:Mark(yarwoodins.com] Sent: Monday,June 08, 2015 12:33 PM To:Carolyn Cole Cc: Mark Yarwood Subject: Fixing sidewalks 1 Hi Carolyn, I live at 908 Sunrise Blvd (I'm Duncan's owner) and received my notice about fixing/replacing my sidewalk. I am one of those lucky homeowners that has a sidewalk that goes nowhere, but even though it goes nowhere I am required to replace it.This seems absurd, since I doubt that the homes located north of me will ever be required to put in sidewalks. Even though this sidewalk will never be used, I am told by the city engineer that I am also not allowed to take out that part of my sidewalk that is never used. I don't even shovel the snow from the section that is now being replaced because I don't want anyone walking on it! If someone walking on it was to actually walk down that section they would have to cross over the boulevard,through the snow,to get to the road. No one does that! Even now during the summer no one walks across the boulevard to walk on that section.They walk up my driveway if they are walking south and continue on the sidewalk that is south of me, or walk down my driveway to walk in the road if they are walking north. I can honestly say that in the 20 years that I have lived in our house, I have NEVER seen anyone walk on this sidewalk, but now I am supposed to pay whatever it costs to replace it?This doesn't make sense! I would have come to the meeting tonight to express my concerns but I am leaving town this afternoon and won't be back until Wednesday. Please note my concerns over this portion of this program if anyone is tracking concerns or comments about it. Thanks for listening. Mark Mark Yarwood, CLU, CPCU Yarwood Insurance Agency Inc. 1010 East Mitchell Ave.,#2 Waterloo, IA 50702 Business: (319) 233-8463 Fax: (319) 233-6370 This email has been scanned for email related threats and delivered safely by Mimecast. For more information please visit http://www.mimecast.com 2 City of Waterloo City Clerk and Finance Office SIDEWALK REPAIR:5911 Dahlia Blvd. June 2, 2015 I received the repair notice today and after reading do not believe I should be responsible for these sidewalk repairs. Please let me explain: Around 2002 I completely replaced my driveway along with 10 sections of sidewalk. In May of 2005 I had 2 sections of sidewalk near fire hydrant replaced per "Repair Program" instructions. At this time the sidewalk was in near perfect condition except for a section corner slightly raised by a tree root. In March 2010 a water main broke near the southwest corner of house. This main belonged to South View Mobile Home Court. The Water Works worked all Saturday night and into Sunday morning. The main was repaired and water turned on. The hydrant was opened to flush line. When the hydrant was closed it would not shut off completely. The next day the hydrant was dug up and replaced. Steve Kerns was a Supervisor on this call and remembers it well. After months and years the ground has settled considerably causing the sidewalk to also settle causing the unacceptable condition. I have had considerable expense and labor just trying to get my lawn back to normal. 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