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Walker council directs Leer Title to remove hanging baskets from sidewalk right-of-way after 3-2 vote
Summary
After an appeal hearing, the Walker City Council voted 3-2 on July 1 to order the property owners of Leer Title at 201 5th Street North to remove hanging flower baskets that extend into the city right-of-way, citing prior conditions on ramp placement and right-of-way use.
The Walker City Council on July 1 voted 3-2 to direct the property owners of Leer Title, located at 201 5th Street North, to remove several hanging flower baskets that extended into the city sidewalk right-of-way.
The action followed an appeal hearing in which property owners Chip and Ineke Leer said "other obstructions exist around town" and asked the council to rescind or modify the nuisance notice. Councilmembers said the city had previously allowed a ramp and had told the Leers that no additional obstructions would be placed within the right-of-way. The council adopted the motion (M/S Worth/Senenfelder) to require removal of the baskets; minutes record the final vote as 3-2.
Mayor Jerecho Worth moved the directive and Councilmember Jim Senenfelder seconded it. The minutes record the Leers’ remark that there are other obstructions around town and council members’ reminder that the earlier approval for a ramp came with restrictions on right-of-way obstructions. The minutes do not record individual yea/nay votes by name for the 3-2 result.
The council’s action is limited to ordering removal of the hanging baskets from the public right-of-way; the minutes do not show any fine, deadline specified in the record, or subsequent enforcement steps beyond the motion directing removal. The decision concluded the nuisance appeal portion of the agenda and the meeting moved on to staff reports and other business.
