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Christine Mattson <br /> From: Sonja Benson [sbensonphd@msn.com] <br /> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 3:06 PM <br /> To: Permitting <br /> Cc: Melanie Curtis; Christine Mattson <br /> Subject: RE: city of orono needs info <br /> Lauren and Melanie, <br /> Thank you for your response but I'm completely baffled at this point. WHAT is triggering the erosion control <br /> permit need? We are simply replacing an existing driveway and we are adding rock to actually STOP the <br /> erosion that's been happenin�on the hill off the ed�e of our drivewav that's been happening for nearly 30 <br /> years• <br /> We need an erosion control permit for our erosion control project?! We are replacing an existing driveway! <br /> The only filling in of dirt is to stabilize the eroded hill and to possibly (if needed) level out areas where the <br /> driveway has sunk. <br /> NOTHING we are doing is anywhere near the far edge of our property where there is any wetlands/marsh. <br /> When I spoke to someone last Thursday I was told that the only reasons we would be triggering a needed <br /> permit from your office was if we were by a lake (we are not), or if we were hitting the part of our land that's <br /> marsh (we are not). <br /> There is no retaining wall. We are creating a "guard wall" above grade so nobody goes off the hill. We are <br /> very slightly widening the footprint of the driveway on the side yard. That's it. NOTHING will create any <br /> erosion. Nothing much is changing except going from asphalt to concrete. <br /> I don't even have any idea of how to fill in the erosion control permit as a result. Are you honestly <br /> suggesting that we have to add 6" of topsoil to our entire driveway before we cover it with concrete? That will <br /> make it too high for our garage! The only land that's being "disturbed" is the part that's currently underneath <br /> asphalt. I have no idea how I'm supposed to address any number of the boxes under site plan. For example, <br /> given we are simply replacing an existing driveway, there isn't any location for a proposed runoff control, <br /> erosion prevention, sediment control, etc. If the driveway didn't create a need for any of that for the past <br /> nearly 30 years, why now? <br /> I need some sort of rational explanation for why this is necessary and exactly how I'm supposed to even fill out <br /> your permits given the above issues. <br /> Thank you <br /> Sonja Lockman <br /> From:permittin�@minnehahacreek.org <br /> To: sbensonphd@msn.com <br /> CC: MCurtis@ci.orono.mn.us; cmattson@ci.orono.mn.us <br /> Subject: RE: city of orono needs info <br /> Date:Tue, 19 May 2015 19:37:43 +0000 <br /> Hi Sonja, <br /> 1 <br />