Rec'd. a call from Mayor's Office. An anonymous caller stated to them that she was driving behind a yellow vehicle (611) when a piece of wood fell off. The driver did not stop to pick up wood - continued driving. Caller felt this was careless and wants to be sure all materials in back of trucks are tied down or secured in the future.
Mr. Reed stated that he conferred with Mike Bengtson re. costs before he quoted a job. Mr. Bengtson did not quote the sewer connection fee of $1,600.00. Mr. Reed requests that the sewer connection fee of $1,600.00 be returned to him because he was given misinformation.
John applied for service on 9/29/00 is was approved that same day. He was told he could not tap in transmission main a seperate line was put in. John says he had to make several trips into the offcie and many phone calls before anything was done. He feels like he wasn't treated fairly and was kept informed about what was going on. The set up was put in 1/16/01 and the meter was set 3/22/01. He feels like it took to long to get everything taken care of.
Ms. Harris called our office on 1/26 complaining that her children were almost hit by a bus (bus #4, driver Glenn). She also complained that she was called the "n" word (which is a derogatory statement for an African American) by the bus driver), after she wanted to get off and he wouldn't open the doors for her and her children to get off the bus. She had stated that she was "very upset" by the service and names she was called by this bus driver.
Mr. Porter called to inform the city that he witnessed a yellow service truck with license plate 34985 proceed onto South College Avenue from 1st Street at 2:30p.m. According to Mr. Porter the driver of a city vehicle drove at a high rate of speed, changed lanes unsafely, cut off the vehicle in front of Mr. Porter's thus running that vehicle into the curb. Mr. Porter had to slam on his brakes and almost struck the vehicle. The service truck never stopped and proceed down College Avenue.
Citizen was complaining that utility workers were not flagging the area correctly. He came around the corner of Kirkwood and Indiana and flagman stopped him causing him to brake too fast. He feels that this is an unsafe practice. and wanted to report it.
Called to complain that she pulled up to the four-way stop at W 8th and Fairview and a CBU dump truck would not back up to let her pass through the intersection.
Two black pipes sticking up out of ground in backyard.
dumpster in city alley and not screened
DUMPSTER ON SITE WITH NO SCREENING