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)ait :ant CITY OF OBONOJ V ______^nl[iE[iomiJAMES & ROXANNE STASIK 1270 Wildhurst Trail Mound (Orono), Minnesota 55364 October 1,1997 .O CX 2 am iiA\i , Mr. Michael Gafifron Planning Commission Orono council P. O. Box 66 Crystal Bay, Minnesota 55323-0066 Dear Mr. Gafifron: I am writing you with concerns regarding the proposed subdivision in the Saga Hills area. I feel it imperative that the council be aware of the run ofiF situation as it affects our property. We have owned and lived at this property since 1981. Because of heavy rains, spring thaws and/or a prolonged rain, we have experienced the following: 1. The ravine on the west side of Wildhurst has filled with debris from time to time, and consequently not worked as a ravine should. The water has gone over the street, entering the lake properties at random spots. We have had the gravel driveway ok our neighbor on the west side of Wildhurst, Scott Hennessey, literally at our front door - our door being 100’ feet from the street. This not only damages our landscaping, but has caused damage to our asphalt driveway - to the extent that a portion has had to be replaced. 2. We consistently experience gravel, sand, street debris, etc. being washed into our driveway, creating a constant maintenance problem. 3. We also share a ravine with our neighbors, the Welsh’s. The water from this ravine which should, by the rules of nature, direct the water from the hill above. It doesn’t. The water flows out of the ravine and into our yards, causing again, a constant maintenance problem. 4. The continuing “thawing, melting” process that occurs during most winter months also directs water from the street into our driveway. This runoff during the colder months