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Orono has been more than helpful and they and Melanie went out of their way to understand our situation and help guide us through a <br /> resolution(taking into account how we ended up there in the first place). The plan we submitted that Courtney approved addressed an <br /> approximate buffer replanting area of 750 ft. (which Courtney even verbally discussed in a meeting I had with her in the MCWD offices <br /> as'a couple feeY along the boulder wall). I used a tape measure our backyard to approximate the area and used red marker on a lot <br /> map we had to illustrate location of the area we agreed to plant with native grass(the approved plan I submitted is attached). Again, <br /> my approach and all of this was done without any push back or non agree-ability at the time from the MCWD. We believe that we have <br /> gone out of our way to accommodate all that has been asked of us and we are simply pleading that the Watershed step up and take <br /> ownership of the fact they gave us the boundary approval that got us into this issue. We are more than willing to put up the necessary <br /> monuments and monitor the area as discussed. Please let me know if you would like to sit down to discuss further at your <br /> convenience. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Casey Hoehn <br /> On Thursday, October 15, 2015 2:18 PM, Elizabeth Brown <EBrownCcD_minnehahacreek.orq>wrote: <br /> Hi Casey, <br /> Thanks again for your email. MCWD has determined that to honor your & Courtney's <br /> correspondence, the course of action moving forward shall be: <br /> 1. As previously discussed, the recorded property declaration for the buffers needs to be fixed so <br /> that it depicts the retaining wall. As mentioned in my previous correspondence, this is important <br /> because it will protect you (and future landowners) from any misunderstandings regarding the <br /> retaining wall's presence in the recorded buffer. <br /> a. I have attached to this email the draft declaration that our legal counsel prepared. <br /> All that you have to do is add the date; add your & Jill's signatures; and have your <br /> signatures notarized. <br /> i. If there is a mortgage holder on the property then the <br /> "consent and subordination" page must be completed, as well. If you have <br /> questions about this, I have CC'd Theresa, our Permitting Clerk, who can help <br /> answer your questions. <br /> b. After you have done the above, please bring the completed paperwork to our office <br /> for us to finish processing. <br /> 2. While conducting inspections in Glendale Cove, MCWD noted that only a �1-2' strip of the buffer <br /> area that you and Courtney agreed in February must be revegetated has been addressed - not the <br /> entire red area indicated in your plan last winter. You can see in the exhibit at the end of the attached <br /> declaration paperwork (georeferenced and scaled by our engineer to depict the same buffer <br /> boundaries that were included in your plan) that the buffer area behind the retaining wall is up to 10' <br /> wide at some points. In accordance with your plan and with Courtney's February approval, this <br /> remaining sodded buffer area must be unsodded, decompacted, and seeded with the <br /> approved native seed mix. Our inspection report is attached. <br /> 3. The three buffer monuments that we previously discussed should now be installed at the <br /> locations depicted in the exhibit, either before or immediately after the sodded buffer area is seeded. <br /> These can be picked up for$2/each at MCWD offices when you bring in the declaration paperwork. <br /> In short, let's work together to make sure that the agreed-upon buffer plan is executed and that the <br /> declaration gets updated. <br /> 5 <br />