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IF THE, CITY DOES DECIDE; TO HELP Mit. CARL AND MI{. JOIi\SON GRIND THEIR AX, I would like to address a couple of facts: 1.) The public access in question was vacated by the city MANY YEARS AGO, and for all practical purprses no longer exists. 2.) The bed of the driveway that is in question has AL- WAYS BEEN THERE. We have been forced to leave it there for two important reasons. The primary reason being that we have been getting water in our basement and re- moving the gravel would dramatically increase our water damage. The other reason, AS WAS SO ELOQUENTLY EXPRESS - Ell BY MR. CARL AND THE JOHNSON16 THEMSELVES AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS THAT THE TOPOGRAPHY O1' THE LAND MAKES IT NECESSARY TO HAVE A FLAT PARKING AREA FOR "SAFETY"1 3.) We have NOT placed any plastic under this gravel. 4.) This area is "driven over" in only TWO DISTINCT TIRE TRACKS AND IS OTHEI1,WIS.; LOOSE. 5.) Almost all of the water now runs off on to the grass to the west side, down the hill into a "holding gully" where it is absorbed. 6.) This area in no way encroaches anyone elses property as Mr. Carl would have you believe. 7.) Our immediate neighbor, Mrs. Darling, has no objection, or problem with the area in question. AGAIN, IF THE CITY DOES CHOOSE TO GET T.NVOLVED IN THIS BATTLE BETWEEN NEIGHBORS, I WILL EXPECT EQUAL TREATMENT AND HEREBY FORMALLY CALL FOR SIMILAR PROCEEDINGS AGAINST MR. CARL AND MR. JOHNSON FOR THE, FOLL0WING VIOLATIONS OF OUR CITY'S LAWS: A.) Both Mr. Carl and Mr. Johnson placed hardcover be- tween their homes in 1983, where there was none before. I believe this hardcover consists of gravel underlined with solid sheets of plastic (ivITHOUT HOLES) and direct- ly feeds all water and runoff from between their homes and much of their roofs onto an asphalt driveway and DIRECTLY into the lake WITHOUT ANY ABSOHIiTIOA OPPORTUNITY WHAT -SO -EVER. This covers the ENTIRE LAND AREA; N, S, E, and W; BETWEEN THEIR HOMES. Let's face it, other Orono Citizens must build "water holding tanks basins"?????? B.) Both Mr. Carl and Mr. Johnson have storage sheds permanently erected within the ten foot setback from a neighboring lot line. These should be addressed. C.) Mr. Carl is presently storing two boats in his front yard which could EASILY be carried into his back yard (where one of them was stored last year). D.) fir. Johnson has his firewood piled directly along our lot line. This wood pile (and his storage shed) is a breeding place for rodents, an eyesore and a fire hazard (there is gasoline stored in the shed also). These items DIRECTLY AFFECT US AND OUR SAFETY AND THEY SHOULD) BE MOVED.