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Council accepts report of new and pending claims after testimony about a tree-damage claim and a bus injury
Summary
The City Council on July 21 accepted the report of new and pending claims for June 16–June 30 after hearing two claimants: a homeowner whose property was damaged by a city tree and a bus rider who said she suffered a compression fracture after a shuttle braking incident.
The City Council on July 21 accepted the report of new and pending claims against the city for June 16–June 30, after hearing two residents who spoke during the public hearing on claims.
Tiffany Rank (recorded as a property owner) asked the council to reconsider the city’s denial of a claim for damage to her property when a tree partially collapsed last year and again after a storm in March. Rank said forestry staff cleared the most hazardous limb in June 2024 but that a full inspection and follow-up record did not appear in the city’s asset management notes. "When forestry came out, they were only able to take out the part of the tree that was immediate danger. They said they would be back to look at the rest of the tree, and we never heard anything regarding that," Rank said.
Parks Director Maggie Stuckey Ross said the city’s record shows a June 24…
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