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o May 16, 1989 <br />City of Orono <br />Attn: Council Members <br />Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay, MN 55323 <br />Honorable Mayor & Council Members; <br />We originally came to you for assistance in the drainage <br />problem we are having. As stated in the past, due to the run <br />off of our neighborhood, our property block 3, lots 16 and 17 <br />has been used for a drainage site. At this time we are unable <br />to obtain a building permit to further develop our property. <br />All the run off has caused property damage to our driveway, <br />ground errosion, and excess flooding in our basement. <br />We have since found amother possible hazard. The run-off that <br />settles in the back of our property carries contaminents such <br />as road salt from the winter months, lawn ferterlizer and weed <br />control chemicals. Last November stf our two dogs <br />developed tumors at the same time. In December both went <br />through surgery. One had four tumors removed, the other had a <br />biopsy on a very fast growing tumor that turned out to be <br />cancerous. Our pets are different breeds and different ages, <br />but they have lived at our present address about the same <br />length of time. In April of this year the one that had cancer <br />died. This caused great concern to us in that we may be having <br />cumulative chemical build up from the run-off and poor drainage <br />on our property. <br />We feel that a potential health hazard may exist for us <br />or for future children at some point in time if this <br />drainage problem is not corrected. <br />Your final vote of "yes" on the installation of the proposed <br />storm drain on May 22nd is necessary to us! This would <br />put a stop -o our concerns and clean-up of the soil <br />could ccxnmt .ce. Our property should NOT be the main drainage <br />site for the neighborhood's water, road salt, and lawn <br />chemicals. <br />I have submitted pictures in the past showing the excessive <br />water that flows through both of our lots and the aunount of <br />water that stands in the street. I have attached information <br />from periodicals on lawn chemical hazards, chemical ingredients <br />found at every hardware and garden shop, our preliminary soil <br />test, and the lab results of our dogs tumors. I hope you will <br />take the time to read them and understand our concerns. <br />Thank you, <br />Mark & IfeTr^ Cuff <br />3572 Livingston Ave <br />Wayzata, MN 55391