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r � James WBaum 1225 Rivergate Drive Lodi, California 95240 TEL: (209)369-1314 FAX: (209)369-7567 June 7, 2001 Chairman Dario Marenco Board of Supervisors 222 E. Weber Courthouse Room 701 Stockton, Calif. 95202 Enclosed are several pictures taken on May 30, 2001. Let me explain what they represent. I operate two mobilehome parks in the City of Lodi. Some time ago I had extensive street maintenance done in both parks. Soon after we got the work done I noticed stains appearing on the streets in both parks. My first reaction was to tell my resident managers in both parks to figure out which residents, or guests, had cars leaking oil and to put a stop to those cars being operated in the parks. To make a long story short after my people played detective we found out it was the garbage trucks causing the problems. I instructed my resident managers to talk with the garbage company and see that it stopped. To my knowledge the resident managers talked with the garbage people but without success. (In one instance the garbage people were quite rude.) I then asked my property supervisor to see what she could do, and she met with assurances that it wouldn't happen again - promises which were broken almost immediately. Each week the streets looked worse and worse. Finally, about a month ago, I took over the matter myself, and talked to Alex Osigovera, the district manager, for Waste Management, the company that the City of Lodi has given exclusive rights to collect garbage. I met with him at my Almond Drive Mobilehome Park, at 2 ., on May 17, and showed him the problem. He was most courteous and his words were"I am appalled" at what he saw. He had his firm power wash the streets at my Almond Drive Park on approximately May 22, as he promised. On May 30 I waited in the park to watch the garbage operation for myself. The pictures enclosed are the stains left on the streets where the garbage truck leaked liquid garbage all through the park. After the truck left you could still smell the odor of garbage from the liquid spread on the streets. I then looked at the streets near my home and found very similar stains on Rivergate Drive. I assume, they are also garbage that has leaked from the garbage truck. Where else in Lodi are they spilling this hazardous waste? Now, the garbage company has again had my streets power washed, but this does not solve the problem. They have stated they will put my park first on the route so the truck will be empty when it travels through my park,but this only solves my problem, not the bigger health problem throughout the city. They stated that one of my residents must be putting lots of liquid in their can. This simply is not the answer because the spots start at space 1, which is dW first stop the JUN 2001 Celebrating Over 30 Years in the Mobilehome Industry ROfik 'U Or SUPERVISORS