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Committee approves and later reconsiders payment on claim alleging DPW truck sideswiped vehicle
Summary
A property damage claim from Quentin Peterson, who said a sanitation vehicle sideswiped his parked truck on Jan. 12, 2024, prompted a lengthy hearing. The committee initially approved a payment of $6,214.88 but later moved to reconsider and to an amended award (recorded in the transcript as $77,882.44).
A Milwaukee sanitation truck was found to have made contact with a parked vehicle belonging to Quentin Peterson, city staff and the claimant told the Judiciary & Legislation Committee on April 14. The committee first voted to grant the claim for $6,214.88, then later voted to reconsider and adopt a different award amount recorded in the meeting minutes.
City attorney staff said the fleet division's investigation found a sideswipe of the vehicle's left quarter panel on Jan. 12, 2024, and that a third-party appraiser valued repairs to that specific panel at $6,214.88. DPW fleet manager Anthony Gayfield confirmed the city's investigation admitted contact and liability for the corner panel damage.
Peterson told the committee…
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