33 Oceanside Drive Drainage complaint 1
White, Debbie
From: elizabeth sams <elizabeth.sams84@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2016 9:29 AM
To: Arlington, Daniel
Cc: White, Debbie I'
Subject: Re: Back in town &checking in
Dan, Thanks for your help with all of this.
As for the light, I agree with you that a letter from you on this right now could well deflect attention from the
drainage issue which is the more significant problem. Please don't write now, but thanks very much for
checking on the permit. It looks like a somewhat spontaneous idea I'm hoping they'll rethink.
Ms. White, If I can provide any information useful to you on the drainage issue, please let me know.
Best,
Elizabeth
On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 5:59 PM, Arlington, Daniel <darlington@coab.us> wrote:
OK. I'll ask Code Enforcement to start a case and write the letter regarding the stormwater. She will have to do her
own research and come to her own conclusions.
Regarding the light, I can write a letter something like:
It has come to our attention that a new exterior light was installed close to your western property line. No
electrical permit for this light can be found in our records
It may have mixed results. Do you want me to write a letter?
S3 ate ,.
Dan Arlington
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From: elizabeth sams [mailto:elizabeth.sams84@gmail.com]
Sent:Wednesday,September 28, 2016 4:18 PM
To:Arlington, Daniel<darlington@coab.us>
Subject: Re: Back in town & checking in
Dan,
Thanks so much for this information - and for your many meetings on our behalf. The letter you describe
sounds like just what is needed. If our neighbors decide to install gutters, we would be more than willing for
the installers to put up scaffolding/ladders in our side yard. If they have another idea to suggest, we'll hope it's
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a good one.
When Bosco wanted access to our side yard for all the work on that home, we were perfectly willing to grant
access. On the advice of our lawyer, we asked them to name us as "additional insured" on their insurance
policy for the period of the work. It was a local lawyer, who assured us this is common practice here as it was
in our last jurisdiction. Bosco initially didn't object to that condition,but later said that was documentation
they couldn't provide us. That led to the peculiar situation of their trying to hang themselves off the neighbors'
roof to avoid contact with our side yard.
If there are gutter installers in our neighbor's future, we would hope the gutter company could provide some
form of legal documentation protecting us against any liability issues while their people are working in our
side yard. Assuming that's not an issue,we'd be delighted to have them.
Regarding the light,it is a new installation that appears to have sprouted in just the last week or so. It's the
silver-toned light perched on top of a pole that you see in the lower left of this photo at the very back corner of
their lot.
Thanks again for your attention to our problems.
Best,
Elizabeth
On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 3:22 PM, Arlington, Daniel <darlington _,coab.us>wrote:
Elizabeth,
I have met with the code enforcement officer, public works, and the city manager.
We plan to have the code enforcement officer write a letter to your neighbors, stating that no stormwater from any
property is allowed to flow onto an adjacent property and to please rectify the situation.
Gutters are the first option, but they may come back with another option.
If we write that letter and they agree to install gutters,will you allow the installers to put ladders/scaffolding on your
property?
Regarding the new light, I find no recent electrical permits in our records.
Do you think the light was recently added or just redirected?
Let me know,
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Dan Arlingtnr.
From: elizabeth sams [mailto:elizabeth.sams84@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, September 26,2016 10:56 AM
To:Arlington, Daniel<darlington@coab.us>
Subject: Re: Back in town & checking in
Dan,
Checking in to see if you think there's any chance the city is going to take action on this. We've been leaving
the pavers in place as is, but as the rains continue and more of them droop, that seems less and less like a good
idea.
The mere fact we've raised the issue of drainage from their roof(which they say they have no intention of
doing anything about) seems to have inspired the Nackashis to install a new backyard light right at the NW
corner of their yard-whose sole purpose seems to be to shine over the fence into our back yard. This is no
way to live.
On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 10:10 AM, elizabeth sams <elizabeth.sams84@gmail.com>wrote:
Dan,
Thanks so much for being in touch- and for taking pix on Tuesday. We appreciate your help and will wait
to hear from you.
Best,
Elizabeth
On Thu, Sep 15,2016 at 7:55 PM,Arlington, Daniel <darlington@coab.us>wrote:
Elizabeth,
Sorry this took so long to answer. I have been mostly out of the office and will be back in the office Monday.
I went to your home during the rain on Tuesday and took photos.
I need to coordinate this with public works and I will call you when we have a plan.
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Sincerely,
Dan Arlington
From:elizabeth sams [mailto:elizabeth.sams84Pgmail.com]
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2016 12:17 PM
To:Arlington, Daniel<darlington@coab.us>
Subject: Back in town &checking in
Dan,
Jonathan tells me you came by to take a look at our drainage issue while I was in NY last week. I'm very
sorry I missed you and really appreciate your making the time to take a look. He said you planned to come
back with someone from Public Works and I wanted to be sure you knew I spoke before I left town with
Scott Williams, who said at the time he wanted to come by and take a look, though he was preoccupied with
storm preparations. He may not be the person you had in mind (when I spoke with him it was clear he was
seeing me because a more appropriate person was out of the office). But I wanted you to know the extent of
our communications.
We're both back in town now and hoping to hear from you about next steps that make sense.
Thanks much,
Elizabeth
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