Formal Letter CE-2015-0095.tif CITY Of bLA
November 4, 2015
DIANNA PICKELL
1916 L ST
TEKAMAH, NE 68061
Re: 1268 Nebraska Street, Blair, NE
Dear Ms. Pickell:
As we discussed on the phone, both prior to the "Do Not Occupy" posting and after, the tall weeds and
grasses, debris, trash, and household goods located on the property at 1268 Nebraska Street, still needs to be
removed. As power-of-attorney for Alvin & Loretta Holiday I am sending this letter to you instead of them. You
mentioned that the property is going to foreclosed, but the legal owners, as of Nov. 4, 2015, are still the
Holiday's and I am afraid it is still their responsibility.
Below is a list of the violations. I have also enclosed photos.
Code Description
04-506 NUISANCES; WEEDS, GRASSES, AND WORTHLESS VEGETATION; LITTER. In addition to
the definitions as provided in Sections 4-501 to 4-505 inclusive, a nuisance is hereby declared to
be and defined as permitting, allowing, or maintaining any growth of twelve inches or more in
height of weeds, grasses, or worthless vegetation, or to litter or cause litter to be deposited or
remain on any premises in the municipality except in proper receptacles.
06-333 MISDEMEANORS; JUNK ACCUMULATIONS. It shall be unlawful for any property owner or lessee
to allow an accumulation of junk on property that is located within the corporate limits to the extent
that such accumulation is a potential hazard to the health and safety of the residents of the
Municipality. Junk shall mean old scrap, copper, brass, iron, steel, rope, rags, batteries, paper,
trash, rubber debris, waste, motor vehicles or recreational equipment of any kind including, but
not limited to, motorcycles, all terrain vehicles, automobiles, trucks, boats and trailers which are
dismantled, unlicensed or unregistered in violation of Chapter 60, Article 3 R.R.S. Nebraska (as
amended from time to time), abandoned, inoperable, or wrecked automobiles, or parts thereof,
wood, limbs, vegetation, and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous material.
I have enclosed several copies of Blair's fall cleanup schedule. This is a free service and there is a list of
materials that they do and do not accept. There are also dumpsters for yard waste. As a reminder, the property
owned by the Holiday's includes the lot north of the house.
The City of Blair policy is to give the homeowner five days after receipt of a formal letter (like this) to remedy
the violations and if they property is still in violation after five days, a $100 citation is issued to the homeowner.
However, since you and your family live out-of-town, the deadline has been extended to Monday, Nov. 23,
2015, so that there will be multiple opportunities to take advantage of the free fall cleanup.
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218 S 16th Street•Blair,Nebraska 68008 •402.426.4191 •FAX 402.426.4195 •E-mail: cityofblair@ci.blair.ne.us
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Alvin L And Loretta M Holiday
November 4, 2015
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Since you may have out-of-county license plates, please mention that you are depositing debris from 1268
Nebraska Street on behalf of the homeowners.
On behalf of the citizens of Blair, thank you for your prompt attention to this matter and for your efforts in
helping to preserve a clean and safe community.
Sincerely,
Jeff Beiermann
Code Enforcement Officer
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