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Resident asks council to reimburse $1,500 insurance deductible after storm-downed right-of-way tree
Summary
Resident Liz Gamblin asked the council to reimburse her $1,500 insurance deductible after a tree in the road right-of-way fell on her house this spring. Council discussed ordinance implications and decided to seek a legal interpretation from the city attorney before taking action.
Resident Liz Gamblin told the council that a tree located in the public right-of-way fell on her home during a spring storm and that she had paid a $1,500 insurance deductible for repairs. She requested the city reimburse that deductible.
Council members discussed the city's ordinance and referenced other past cases. The council did not approve reimbursement at the meeting; instead they instructed staff to ask the city attorney for a legal interpretation of the ordinance before any payment decision is made.
