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Matthew D. Fritz <br /> 4055 Elm Street <br /> Orono, MN 55356 <br /> City of Orono May 17, 2012 <br /> 2750 Kelley Parkway i <br /> � <br /> Orono, MN 55356 <br /> To Whom It May Concern: <br /> My wife and I recently purchased the lot at 4055 Elm St. and plan on building a long-term home ; <br /> on that site for our family, including 3 small children. We are excited to move to Orono! � <br /> In order to develop driveway access to the property off of Elm St. we would like to work with ? <br /> the city of Orono to develop a plan to assess and remediate the drainage and ditch situation ; <br /> that runs along the northern edge of the property along Elm St. There is currently a short i <br /> culvert that runs under a makeshift dirt driveway leading into a 3-4 foot deep ditch. The ditch <br /> has obviously eroded over time causing the ditch to become wider and deeper. _ <br /> � <br /> , <br /> i <br /> s <br /> Additional reasons to remediate the current ditch include, but may not be limited to: s <br /> � <br /> • Safety <br /> o The ditch is large enough, deep enough, and steep enough to engulf a vehicle i <br /> causing harm and injury to anyone in the vehicle. � <br /> o During winter months when the road is slippery it would be easy to lose control � � <br /> of a vehicle and slide into the ditch. This nearly happened to me this past winter. � <br /> o The ditch and the open culvert are not safe for children. A child could be injured ! <br /> � <br /> in the ditch or become entrapped in the culvert. � <br /> • Erosion � <br /> o As stated above, a significant amount of erosion has occurred over time causing � <br /> the ditch to become larger. A solution should be developed to prevent further <br /> erosion. <br /> • Drainage <br /> o As we move forward with development of the property a proper drainage plan <br /> needs to be developed and implemented to ensure effective and efficient <br /> drainage of rain water, runoff, and snow melt. <br /> Please contact me to discuss next steps. We look forward to working with the city of Orono. <br /> � <br /> Sin er ly� � <br /> att Fntz <br /> 612-802-6053 <br /> mattfritz2l@hotmail.com <br />