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, • and I saw copious amounts of dirt either placed or spilling into areas immediately adjacent to my property and into the wetland boundary. 8. My observations stated in the preceding paragraph are substantiated by the observations of a Minnehaha Creek Watershed District staff member who inspected the Stephensons’ property in early January 2002 and issued a Stop Work Order based on observed violations of the erosion control plan issued by the watershed district. A true and correct copy of that Order, which I obtained from the City, is attached as Exhibit A. I also took several photographs in early January and, again, in early February 2002 to document the deplorable site conditions. I have attached true and correct color photocopies of these photographs to this affidavit as Exhibit B, with brief captions. I saw no slowdown, let alone stoppage, of work, including work in the wetland setback area, as a result of the Stop Work Order. 9. In addition to my observations of the illegal work being carried out on the periphery of the Stephensons’ back yard, infhnging into side setback areas and the wetland setback area, I was also shocked to see the size (and unsightliness) of the mound of dirt that the Stephensons had placed in their back yard. As it continued to grow in size, I came to realize that there was no way the volume of dirt I was seeing could be made to fit the contours that the Stephensons had proposed in their plans and which the City apparently accepted in granting the CUP. My perception of this has not changed since the huge mound of dirt was graded in early spring and planted by the Stephensons in late April. From my vantage point, it appears that the graded surface of the filled landscape extends vastly beyond the contours indicated in the plan submitted by the Stephensons. I believe that the volume of dirt imported and used as fill greatly exceeds the allowable volume under the CUP.' >1 I rimtrr