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1: I- the forms that we filled out were all that was necessary in order to complete the burning of the home. The burning of the home actually commenced on the 13th of April, 1991. Prior to that time, it was our understanding that the City of Long Lake Fire Department had told the City of Orono of the practice exerdse and had informed the City of the date the burning would occur. It is further our understanding that one of our contractors on our new home being constructed right next door to the old residence, Mr. Bruce Yerigan, had actually taken the City of Orono Building Inspectors through the old dwelling house prior to the fire to show them what it was like. Prior to the April 13 date, our family conducted salvage operations from the home as did the City of Long Lake Fire Department. It seems to us that there could have been no more obvious indication of what was to happen to the building, and the Orono Building Inspectors themselves had ample knowledge even in advance of the date of the fire that the building was going to be burned down and obviously demolished. Again, our represenUtives were assured by the Fire Department diat all the necessary papers had been prepared for this activity. After the burning occurred on the 13th of April, we are all aware that the rains commenced and nothing could be done further until heavy equipment could be brought onto the site which was done on May 9,1991. During that period of time the Qty of Orono Building Inspectors had been visiting the new construction site on a regular basis, and the standing chimneys and the old dwelling foundation were plainly visible from the new house site. Our contractor was not informed of the need for any permits from the City of Orono in connection with the old dwelling chimneys and foundation. We asked our contractor who is building our new house for us on Lot 2, Block 1 to obtain the necessary subcontracting work to properly complete the demolition of the dwdling house from the property. IMor to the completion of this phase of the work, die well that was formerly on the property was cemented in and capped by an authorized well contractor. The certificate with respect to that well doeing was filed %vith the State of Minnesota. The basement of the dwelling house was inspected for the presence of oil tanks. There were no oil tanks in the basement of the d%vtUing house. The duvelling house was originally coal fired, but switched over to natural gas, and therefore no tanks were required. After the fire had done its work, the only thing that remained on the site of the dwelling house was the cement floor, die poured concrete walls and several brick fireplaces which had not burned. On the 9th of May, the day die load restrictions went off the Orono roads, our building contractor brought in GL Contracting, Inc. who did all the earth work in ccmnecdon with our new house. On that day and shortly thereafter, the chimneys ivere knocked down and deposited in the basement excavation and a large host %vrecking ball was used to O’ack the poured cement basement walls so that they could be deposited on the basement slab. In addition, the roadwajrs and parking areas around the dwelling house were picked up and put into the basement cavity of the d%velling house and the wrecking ball was used to pulverize the rock so that it