1989-09-08 Letter, Sewer Project

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Blanch letter re proposed sewer (Sept. .5, 19B9) page 21 tine iergest border the road. Should mu iot oe,.ome a part of the ^roposed sewer project, all of tre trees adjacent to the road would be removed and ;hese .!cse tc the �itr;I, could ;rct idly be :estroye,a. M.ucn is the ircre-i5e in'ioise find Girt wouio oe a proeleri, the most nr.li! -95ult "r^iii; ne me loss ')! prv,QC's. Mg house is ,,elative y ;mall math mostiy ;mail ;ms; its most appeasing 3soect s .,at, netwithstsnding its jocetion, it is relativej.! orivate. It hed Beer for sale for ne'.r''� !wn Sears 'Y^en ' ^.!:!';i 3e3� �•, 'iC iOui)L a r9f!ec:ior. ^f unsuitability for families. The point is, in olaer name in tre Croro !rea -..Pith sr '!ir�edu restricted "lar`<e! needs `.?'seep'ts cocd ncmts `e-,iomtain 44%. ,Ir!ap •iw� wnne, iiia -'res, "ling to one .Yis the si!!nc of trees �h front of the hcuse. i Please refer to the pnotosraoh marked Exhibit :i, Lou can se's tnet the i�ge" .:n�':1Ot0� j ^uSC'J'� '.i'u 1111 J�p ir� Iia fii` is it e`iwr►�^i.ee Irn ♦�►e West. 'ers::?e the home is built into the site of i hill, the second floor is the only sree really suited for Hvirg 'though a portion of the oeserent/gsrourid- 'e,)e► floor is finished). also. because of t`,e oie-shaDed conf;ouration of the jet and the curve of the hignway, the house oyerloc.Ks :no ?ices Directly onto the county hignwag is !t tresses west Lake Street.. This pies the !iving area in a direct line with traffic as it moves in an easterly direction; a ratifier unusual setting for a home (particularly in Oronoi but not a-rob;em as lura as the stand of trees acts as a screen. Of course, digging s ccnnecting sewer iir+e to the rr.ain in trie .11119911 will take more !rees, perhaps most of ire rest of !hem, ;because of the pie -shape of the !ot). To whatever 9,itent that more road dust would filter onto my property, because of the loss of the protecting trees, it will be more difficult for me heolthwtse. I am an asthmatic and particularly off ected by dust. 2. ECONOMIC HARDSHIP - My only out -of -home employment consists of teaching one night per week (if enough students sign up) at Hennepin Technical College. My financial resources are fairly limited; I am hoping to make them last until my social security begins (which will be in about a year•and-"I f ). The Social Security Administration reports that my soc. sec. income will be about =604/month. According to the figures presented at the July 27, 19e9 meeting, the cost to me would translate to about one quarter of my social security income for the next fifteen years. The estimate provided by the city (=10,750) plus installation (=1,600 - $2,000 bectnume of my long lot) plus the SAC charge (6700) comes to a total