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. f, �d -��Yr� <br /> Christine Mattson <br /> � <br /> From: Pulver Harry [hpulver@comcast.net] ' l � <br /> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 12:34 PM � �� � ` <br /> To: Christine Mattson <br /> Subject: Harry Pulver 2691 Caroline Ave. <br /> Attachments: IMG_0145.JPG; ATT00001.txt <br /> Christine Mattson- <br /> I have received your letter requesting me to sign off on the easement for my property. You <br /> letter is incorrect in that I have spoken with 7ared Ward on many occasions and have been <br /> waiting for Bonestroo to remedy this problem created by their drainage system install. This <br /> system has not functioned as promised from the day it was installed and my backyard has never <br /> looked worse. I am trying to get this situation addressed with 7ared, but fear that the pipe <br /> was installed at too low an elevation and will never drain properly into the lake. <br /> Please find my most recent correspondence attached below, as well as some photos. <br /> Sincerely <br /> Harry Puver <br /> Hi Jared- <br /> I just wanted to send these pictures to you so you can see what my concerns are. <br /> These were taken 5/17/11, about a week after a big rain. You can see that the lake is high, <br /> and coming over the rip rap. My greater concerns are the swampy puddles that remain at the <br /> end of the drainage pipe and the gully of mud and water that continues to the lake. <br /> When I initially agreed to this project, I was concerned that this would be the result and <br /> you assured me that, apart from a few days after a big rain, the drainage area would remain <br /> dry. As you can see in the photos, this obviously is not the case. <br /> Oon 6/5/11, many days after any significant rainfall, and the drainage area looked the same. <br /> When you approached me initially regarding this project, you mentioned that the re-surfaced <br /> streets would all have new curbs that would direct all the neighborhood water to my yard <br /> regardless of what I decided. I felt that I really didn't have much choice here - either say <br /> no and have more water than ever before funneled into my yard, or say yes and have this new <br /> drainage system installed. <br /> Right now, my backyard looks worse than it ever has. While I used to get some gully-washers <br /> that would erode some of the soil on the hill and leave my backyard spongy for a few days, I <br /> never had a gully of mud, debris, water and weeds that remained wet all summer and into the <br /> fall. <br /> Please take a look at these attached photos. Maybe we can talk again after you've had a <br /> chance to see them. My concern is that the drainage pipe was installed improperly and exits <br /> at too low an elevation in relation to the lake level. The water can't run uphill. <br /> Thanks very much- <br /> Harry Pulver <br /> � <br />