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JOHN C. SHAUGHNESSY <br /> Suite 33-142 <br /> 4555 N. Pershing Avenue JUL 10 1992 <br /> Stockton, CA 95207 <br /> ( 2 0 9 ) 957-0740 ENVIRONMENTAL H <br /> EALTH <br /> PERMIT/SERVICES <br /> July 10 , 1992 fJy/ <br /> Doug Wilson <br /> Public Health Service <br /> County of San Joaquin <br /> P.O. Box 2009 <br /> Stockton, CA 95201 <br /> Re: Vintage Car Wash <br /> Dear Mr. Wilson: <br /> I have read the letter from Pete Giambanco dba Vintage Car <br /> Wash, dated June 29 , 1992, and feel the record should be set <br /> straight with some truth. Mr. Giambanco has given you some <br /> misstatement of facts in order to attempt to exonerate him- <br /> self from his inability to have successfully operated the car <br /> washes and gas stations that he purchased from me. I make <br /> the following points in response to his letter: <br /> 1) Mr. Giambanco learned in October 17 to November 17 , <br /> 1990, that gas had leaked from tank #3 , the regular unleaded <br /> tank. He learned this from his daily readings taken there. <br /> There were in fact 3 , 200 gallons of gas that escaped and his <br /> own records reflect that all of that gas escaped after he <br /> purchased the facility at 601 E. Miner Avenue on August 15 , <br /> 1990 . That is the date at least that he took possession. <br /> His own employee, Michele Sturgeon has testified under oath <br /> that she was told by management to pound the dip stick hard <br /> enough to get it over a lip that allegedly existed. There <br /> was no lip and she followed orders . Contrary to his state- <br /> ment, Mr. Giambanco only made efforts to sell after he and <br /> his employees contaminated the property. He could hardly <br /> hide the fact of contamination from Wiggins & Associates <br /> since Michele Sturgeon herself turned Mr. Giambanco into <br /> the County shortly after November 17 , 1990, and the County <br /> inspected the site on December 4 , 1990 . He didn ' t need to be <br /> instructed by Wiggins to test for contamination. He had al- <br /> ready told one or more of his employees prior to this time <br /> that if anyone asked why tank #3 was not operational, to tell <br /> them that they were just waiting to convert it to diesel--- <br /> an obvious , outright lie. <br /> 2 ) Mr. Giambanco states that he then on his own tested <br /> for contamination of Pacific Avenue . He tested Pacific Avenue <br />