Kusky v. City of Goldendale

The City of Goldendale widened and paved a block of Brooks Street pursuant to a Local Improvement District (LID) resolution. Afterward, John and Nancy Kusky and other adjacent property owners were assessed their shares of the improvement’s costs. During preparation for the street improvements, city workers discovered underground gasoline storage tanks that were probably installed by former owners of the Kusky property. The Department of Ecology directed the Kuskys to remove the tanks from Brooks Street and then put their property on the hazardous waste register for ground and water…