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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSupplemental Agreements - 9/5/2023 N- O C N N N N T- N N CO () C) v- Nr' C4 O 6 ei Ln — O o') N- Li, N- N ONO N 00 d' ti g- o p) M ( C) Lf) r 00 co C) M O CD- r- M Lc) 1— .- CO T- O Cr) () N CO 0 O. CD IX 0 N E z z up F H o 0 s w0 '' WW ib 'O o -' - ,0 v 4.) a _ 74 aa)) E 0 — O = a) - V V O• 0 a c Q � o ; ; a, a 0 ro 0 _ '" r. ¢o' o 0 O j 3 tic bA M 'c 'G. v o OO pNo az O x x N c E U. cCA a V m N C.) Z N E , 0 C C_ gt bA cr s-, Zvi �' F-I 0 g © a w as rn o N o in ti o ti F to N CO V N- ga O tC) N 00 N co U) 00 N O O N cNi r 0 Q o 0 a) crE 4t O • A, > ° 0 0 c x � 0VV A CO CO °o — © o � m 0 0 a� .E 0 *O 0 N 4- •— A L ~ '-bA ND ri) • '- N AmP a. U 0 E ° x x E i ae E a 0 LI% Po++ NM CA ;., 04 O N b C cd eu .el O 5 SI o b U a w On August 11th of this year an article appeared in the Courier by Jeff Reinitz. The subject of this article illustrates why Dr. Blackwell and I (when able) have since May 15th, been pleading with you, the elected leaders of Waterloo, Iowa, to deal with the dangerous and neglected living conditions existing in the predominately Black community, north of the Cedar River. 17 years ago, Scott Jordan, then a member of the Waterloo City Council, and later a member of the Black Hawk County Supervisors, purchased at a Sheriff's sale this little house. In a little over a decade, this house had deteriorated and in 2016 became a victim of arson and in 2017 was 1 of 5 dilapidated houses that were burned by vandals. It sat exposed. Still the City did nothing. Finally in February of this year, the City's legal authority brought suit against the slum lord. In August, at trial, Judge Andrea Dryer found the house "unfit for human occupancy" and "dangerous" and ordered the owner, Jordon, to remove it by October 31St. Jordon did not even appear at the trial. This artcle exposes 1. The questionable personal involvement of elected officials in ownership of dilapidated dangerous structures. 2. The neglect and slowness of the absentee landlords to deal with their structures with little regard to neighbors or fear of city officials. 3. The neglect of the city to do anything for 6 or 7 years. 4. The danger to the public, expecially children, to the openess of these dilapidated properties. 5. The lack of adequate laws of enforcement and punishment to these slum landlords. 6. The ongoing similar stories of nearly 50 other structures identified as "dilapidated" by the City of Waterloo, experiencing much the same negligence of 526 Logan. WILL THE CITY ONLY ACT UNDER THREAT OF LEGAL ACTION? s Lawrence Smmme 1008 Lois Ln Waterloo,IA 50702