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1 <br />EXHIBIT G <br />William G. Cornelius <br />1595 Bohns Point Rd. <br />Orono, MN 55391 <br />October 11, 2004 <br />Ms. Janice Gundlach, City Planner <br />2750 Kelley Parkway <br />Orono, MN 55356 <br />Dear Ms. Gunlach: <br />This letter is in reference to land use item 1. #04-3042 to be reviewed by the <br />Planning Commission on Monday, October 18, 2004. I live at 1595 Bohns <br />Point which is immediately north of the property in question. 1 would like to <br />appear in person. However, I have a previous commitment that evening. In <br />place of my public comments please accept this letter. <br />I understand the city approved a grading plan along with a building permit <br />before this house was built. Moreover, the plan included a certain amount of <br />fill. In some cases, perhaps quite a few, it is not unreasonable that someone <br />building a new house may exeeed the parameters set by the city, especially if <br />the builder is in close contact with the city officials and his respective <br />neighbors during the building process. Nevertheless, in this ca.se the nature <br />of grading and the amount of fill brought in grossly exceeds the <br />specifications approved in the builder ’s plan. These excesses were never <br />reviewed by me, the neighbor, nor to my knowledge were they approved by <br />city officials. <br />The amount of fill approved for this project was 1,650 c.y. It is my <br />understanding that the actual amount brought in was 3,940 c.y. This is an <br />immense amount of new material, more than double what was in the original <br />plan. Much of this fill was placed in the east yard in front of the garage <br />resulting in a new hill. The proposal has this area rising as much as 6 feel. It <br />is now as much as 10 feet higher than the original grade. This immense <br />increase in height has changed the natural drainage pattern. Because of the <br />very steep grade the water in this area now runs rapidly on to my property <br />rather than gradually into the pond as it did in the past. When it rains the <br />water accumulates at the base of this northerly hill (my southern boundary). <br />The ground becomes saturated and virtually mucky. I believe (although I am