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� � <br /> Maye�: <br /> City of Wayzata ,c�,,,�w;,l�X <br /> 600 Rice Street c�n co���;�: <br /> Wayzata, MN 55391-1734 M1cAnida1 <br /> �B� <br /> Andrew Mullin <br /> Tom 7'anner <br /> City MAeager: <br /> Allan O�sen <br /> January 20, 2010 <br /> Mr.James Wisker <br /> Minnehaha Creek Watershed District <br /> 18202 Minnetonka Blvd. <br /> Deephaven, MN 55391 <br /> Re: Minnehaha Creek Watershed District(MCWD) Rulemaking <br /> Rule D—Wetland Protecrion <br /> Rule F—Shoreline Stabilization <br /> Dear Mr.Wisker: <br /> Thank you for the opportunity to camment on the Minnebaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) <br /> draf� Rule D (Wetland Protection) and Rule F (Shoreline and Streambank Stabilization}. I am <br /> writing to express my alarm at what you are proposing. The new rules would impose u.nacceptable <br /> costs and administrative headaches on our city and would impinge on our citizens' praperty rights. <br /> �ur City Engineer, Mike Kelly, provided comments to you on these two rules under previous <br /> cover. His comments respectfully voiced the concerns of the City. However, I do not believe his <br /> comments adequately captured the extent of our displeasure,thus,this clarifying letter. <br /> �ur objections are based on the following: <br /> 1) As I indicated above, these proposed rules effectively limit the rights of our property owners <br /> and could be considered a"taking" of property. <br /> 2) They create unnecessary and burdensome requirements for monitoring, maintenance, and <br /> reporting. This load will be placed on applicants, City staff, and MCWD staff: Moreover, the <br /> rules also establish excessive financial costs in the form of additional s�u-vey requirements, <br /> engineering fees, legal fees,recording fees, and more. <br /> The City of Wayzata is in no position to absorb these costs,nor are its citizens. <br /> Atthough I am quite sure you floated out these recomrnendations with the best of intentions, they <br /> strike me as government overreaching and an unacceptable intnzsion on individual rights. <br /> Phone:952-404-5300 Fax:952-404•5318 o-maiL cityQa wayzata.org home page: www.wayzata.org <br />