Freeman v. City of Waverly

SACKETT, Presiding Judge.

Defendant-appellant City of Waverly, Iowa, appeals from a trial court ruling modifying its assessment for sewer and water to property owned by plaintiffs-appellees Donald C. Freeman and Shirley A. Freeman. The City contends the trial court (1) should not have rejected a frontage method of assessment; (2) should not have ordered an alternative assessment; and (3) failed to give proper weight to evidence supporting the City’s assessment. We affirm.

Prior to 1996, plaintiffs’ property was not served by city sewer or water. Plaintiffs have their own well and septic tank.…