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Page Four <br />DRAINAGE BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD 6 AND THE RISE NEAR MF.nINA <br />HDRN I NGS I DE <br />The pond north of the house at 1125 North Willow (northwest <br />corner of Wi "-:i and County Road 6) is a natural holding area <br />for drainage from approximately 12 acres of surrounding land <br />and is a wildlife breeding area. <br />LU of the runoff from this 1000-foot stretch (from County <br />Road 6 to Medina Miorningside) must be directed into that <br />pond. A 1" rainfall would put 25,000 gallons of water into <br />'he pond from road runoff alone, not to mention the runoff <br />from the surrounding 12 acres which also drain into the pond. <br />A 3" rainfall will put an additional 75,000 gallons into the <br />pond from the road. How much will the additional runoff <br />raise the the water level and how close will the overflow <br />come to the house on the property? Is the new property owner <br />at 1125 North Willow aware that the pond may start invading <br />her yard or a considerable portion of her property? <br />COST TO ORONO INTANGIBLE COSTS <br />On September 25, Mr. Bernhardson stated that Orono's only <br />cost for this project would be half of the land acn,`,ition <br />cost. There are intangible costs also,such as the c;,.,;rease <br />in property values and the daily annoyance of heavy traffic, <br />etc. Thcse costs cannot be discounted simply bece.use they <br />are being absorbed by the affected property owners. <br />Frankly, I was quite surprised that no one brought these points up of the last <br />meeting; however, a person probably needs to be very familiar with t•le area in <br />order to be aware of many of these. : truly believe they must be addressed <br />before preliminary approval is given. <br />AAA tL I* <br />r <br />Sincerely, <br />Rosanne Eppel <br />1462 Willow Drive <br />Long Lake, MN 55356 <br />Phone: 473-9757 <br />