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The City of Duquesne is no longer the personal playground of the mayor, police chief and all of their cronies. The days of nepotism, corruption and illegal activity are coming to an end. Their "Dirty Secrets" are out. In case you were wondering, all of the information contained on this blog is a matter of public record, so there!
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As a former member of the planning commission, I understand that it takes time for the city to receive necessary funding to raze condemned & blighted buildings. We have quite a few in Duquesne.
Unfortunately, one additional building was rendered uninhabitable BY THE CITY itself. We gave a water shut off order to the city for one of our properties in preparation for cold weather before selling the house. We didn't know that the city ignored the order, as the water was only turned off downstream of the meter that is inside the house.
When we returned with the buyer to do a walk-through, we found that the meter had burst and the 1st floor and basement were flooded. The entire first floor's flooring and subfloor were ruined, along with water service beyond the meter. This was witnessed by no less than two city employees.
Of course, the sale fell through, and we were stuck with a property that was worth less than the estimated cost to repair the damages.
I approached a city councilman with the problem, and asked that the property be condemned so that I didn't have to pay property tax on an erroneously assessed value [the building was virtually a total loss now]. The councilman told me to stop paying the taxes. I felt that was not right - we didn't want to lose the lot, just get the assessment corrected since the city damaged the property. The councilman then simply told me to sue the city.
Why should I have additional expenses to bring a lawsuit when this is completely unnecessary? Is this our mayor's legacy also? I think not.
We need to work smarter, respond to legitimate concerns, and educate the public AND the city in the areas of caring for property.
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