Title
Ratifying the Appealed Special Tax Assessment for property at 761 HAGUE AVENUE. (File No. CG1902A1, Assessment No. 190101)
Hearing Date(s)
Date of LH: 7/11/2019
Time of LH: 9:00 AM
Date of CPH: 9/11/2019
Tax Assessment Worksheet
Postcard Returned by: Jonelle Ringnalda
Cost: $105.68
Hauling Service(s) Provided: Garbage Service Medium Cart, 3 Late Fees; Jan 1 - Mar 31 2019
Type of Order/Fee: Trash Hauling
Billing Time Period: 1st Quarter of 2019
Invoice Date(s): Jan - 1/31/19, Feb - Missing, Mar - 3/31/19
Returned Mail/Notice Concerns?:
Stated Reason for Appeal (if given): This is the third time I've filled out this form. I dispute the assessment for the following reasons: 1) the only information I received was that if I did not want to change the size of my garbage bin, I need do nothing. My previous bin was small; I received a small and a medium bin. I called the City and Republic several times over four months without satisfaction. Had I received 2 small bins, I would not be disputing this charge. I never used the medium bin. I have one tenant, and I live alone. One small bin was and is all we need. Also, on principal, I dispute this charge: there was no citizen input on the rollout of this change; several local garbage haulers were put out of business because of the poor implementation of this change; homeowners have been disrespected in that we were not trusted to determine our own needs in this matter. I fully support citywide garbage hauling. I do not support how it was done and the fallout all that entails.
Staff Comments: The previous hauler reported that there was a small garbage cart at this property, so one of the units was assigned the small weekly 35-gallon garbage cart. There was no cart size reported for the other unit, so it was assigned the medium 64-gallon garbage cart. There were no cart size changes during the first quarter of the program (October - December 2018). The City sent out the annual garbage and recycling guid...
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