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MAY 1 0 13:^6 <br />May 10, 1996 <br />Orono Local Board of Review <br />Re: #07-117-23-12-0016 <br />George Kalweit <br />4265 Forest Lake Drive <br />Mound, MN 55364 <br />cc: Assessor's Office <br />County Board of <br />Equalization <br />Dear Board Members, <br />On Wednesday, April 24, 1996, we attended the Orono Council <br />Meeting for the purpose of protesting our 1996 estimated property <br />value. <br />In 1995, our property value was estimated at $239,000; <br />In 1996, our property value was estimated at $240,000; <br />In 1997. our property value was estimated at $258,000 <br />This letter is reiterate our reasons for wanting a reduction in <br />the market value of our home. We feel the increase is not warrant <br />ed because no improvements have been made on the house in over <br />1 year. During a phone conversation with the assessor, it was <br />stated that we have a new "tuck under" garage, this garage was <br />part of the original construction of the home 27 years ago. <br />Our second reason for wanting a reduction in the market value of <br />our property is the existence of a storm sewer on the property <br />which the city constructed without a permit. In 1993 we notified <br />the council of the problem this has created -- i.e. the resulting <br />flooding of our yard (see attached letter). <br />The third reason is the hardship caused by a faulty lift station <br />located adjacent to our property. When the lift station is not <br />operating (a common occurance), it can and has caused flooding of <br />the lower level of our home with sewage. <br />In our four year occupancy we have reported lift station failure <br />at least 5 times, the most recently when we had an 8 hour power <br />failure. <br />In June of 1994 we reported a faulty lift station. The repairmen <br />appeared but failed to correct the problem which resulted in our <br />basement flooding. The city refused to pay for the damage, and we <br />were forced to pay $250 deductible on our home owners insurance. <br />In addition, our insurance company threatened to cancel our <br />insurance due to the incident. <br />We feel it is evident that we have suffered undue hardship and <br />expense due to the lift station problems. That in addition to <br />the storm sewer presence and absolutely no improvements having <br />been made in several years, we feel our property value should not <br />be increased. <br />We appeciate your consideration of this matter.