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New Baltimore council confirms special assessment roll after resident cites nesting duck
Summary
At a May 27 public hearing, resident Wayne Miller told the council he left his tall grass to protect a nesting duck and called city fees “exorbitant.” City Council adopted Resolution No. 1012 confirming the special assessment roll; Councilmember Duffy recorded the lone opposing vote.
Mayor Thomas Semaan opened a public hearing May 27 on the Special Assessment Roll for single-lot weed and grass cutting assessments. Resident Wayne Miller of 35709 Walden Court told the council he did not trim tall grass near his property because a female duck had nested against a tree in the right-of-way. Miller told the council “it was a federal offense to disturb a nesting duck,” said he had previously informed the city about the nest and called the city’s fees “exorbitant.”
City Treasurer Jeanne Bade reported that two property owners paid their invoices and will be removed from the assessment roll. After public comment concluded, the council adopted Resolution No. 1012, confirming the special assessment roll. Councilmember Hayman moved the resolution, Councilmember Duffy seconded, and the measure carried with Councilmember Duffy recorded as opposing.
The action formalizes the city’s list of properties assessed for weed- and grass-cutting and related reimbursements; the resolution and assessment process set who will be billed and which properties will be charged if owners do not pay. The council did not record additional exemptions beyond the two invoices noted by the treasurer. The council closed the hearing at 7:12 p.m. and opened its regular meeting at 7:13 p.m.
