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ON THE WATER
Date: May 21, 1984
To: Housing Inapecton B'ucce Luedtke
Health Ines pecton UQla L ienth.at
Pubtic Wonha Ditecton Ge'w1d <on cz.L
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Subject: 36 MILL STREET
Attached is a tette& finom Mb. Dona KAa4t kegaAd.ing the p&ope ty at 36 Mitt St&eet.
Ptease make the app'wpJuate inspections and take whateveic action .c,b nece<sdany to
clean up .thLs aetegedty be ghting .inituence on the Mitt St ee.t neighbonh.00d.
Pt eas e neroi t to me what the a i uatio n .ins and yo we p'w poa ed acti.o ns .
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May 19, 1984
Mr. William Frueh
City Manager
215 Church Avenue
Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54902
Dear Mr. Frueh:
On August 2, 1983, I wrote to you requesting an evaluation of the
yard at 36 Mill Street as it related to the new property maintenance
ordinance passed by the city council in July, 1983.
Your response was immediate, and the subsequent investigation
thorough. The housing inspector checked f.equently, a representative
of the health department visited, and an assistant city attorney ap-
peared some weeks later.
I do not know if any punitive measure was ever taken against the
property owner, but I do know that the procedures did nothing to ac-
complish the desired goal. -
Spring came this year to reveal the same unsightly debris, and,-. -
most aazTravating to the residents of this immediate neighborhood,--
the dandelions , thistles, and other noxious weeds of all descriptions
have again grown to an approximate foot in height.
If,because of some legal technicality, the owner was absolved un-
der t: provisions of the new ordinance, he is certainly guilty of vio-
laion of the long- standing ordinance against noxious weeds. However,
ev:_:n that fact presents a dilemma. City crews cannot do an efitective
job of mowing because of the debris. Further, a one -shot partial mowing
once a year does practically nothing for weed control.
What services can the city offer to correct this situation ?
I speak with permission for five other property owners in the immediate
area whose patience with this situation has just worn out.
Te hope that you will channel our complaint to the proper authori-
ties and that we will soon receive some action, explanation, or recom-
mendation as to how to proceed.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Dora Kraft A
32 Mill Street,
Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901