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From:HEIDI HUST <br />To:Melanie Curtis <br />Cc:Tom Major; heidihust@msn.com <br />Subject:Prelim Plat Approval LA22-000059 <br />Date:Monday, October 16, 2023 11:01:29 AM <br />Tom Major brought this to my attention. I plan to attend the meeting October 16. <br />We live downstream from the Ryan property and have watched our beautiful marsh area with <br />abundant wildlife be destroyed. The watershed area affected by the "ditch" is significant. The <br />Krogness Marsh has provided a buffer to clean the water before it enters Lake Minnetonka. <br />During the Watertown road project about 15 years ago the construction failed to protect the <br />drainage. Vast amounts of silt flowed down this creek. I contacted the City of Long Lake and <br />Orono the LMCD and Watershed. They all said, "not my problem". The Long Lake housing <br />construction upstream filled in wetlands and pushed more water into the "ditch". During the <br />road repairs and stream restoration Long Lake completely disregarded what was happening in <br />the "ditch" across the street in Orono. The "ditch" on Ryan property suffered significant <br />erosion. Since then, all the trees and vegetation that protected the ditch have been removed. <br />This "ditch" is a ticking time bomb. As for our marsh, the silt clogged the stream that existed <br />through the marsh. The delta created, forced water to flood the marsh. The old growth trees <br />are now often in standing water and many are dead. We no longer have nesting wood ducks <br />and mallards and pheasants. This has affected the marsh all the way to the luce line. <br />Long Lake met minimum standards and it failed to preserve downstream, especially during <br />construction. It destroyed the stream on the Ryan property. Watershed and DNR should be <br />consulted as far as streamside management and a plan should be put in place for erosion <br />control long term and short term using vegetation and structures. Straightening the stream <br />allows for more powerful flow of water which can lead to significant erosion. Simply planting <br />grass is not enough to protect the bank in a water event. <br />This proposal divides responsibility for the stream management again. Before being <br />approved this drainage must be addressed properly instead of sending the problem <br />downstream. <br />Heidi Hust <br />Heidi Rosekrans Hust/Rosie's Gardens <br />2225 Devin Lane <br />Orono, MN 55356 <br />home: 952.476.6911 <br />cell: 612.590.4008