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' ' feet in height. A copy of the City's Fence Regulations is attached as Exhibit F. Obviously,Mr. Waade's fence is not in compliance with the City's Fence Regulations. ' There is no question that the City has allowed Maacwell's Landing to be developed despite the fact that it has failed to comply with various specified requirements that were imposed by the City as explicit conditions of development approval.Not only has the City failed to enforce its own , ordinances,resolution and policies, it has turned a blind eye to intentional violations of a plan approved by the Minnehaha Water District. Any of these failures would be actionable by the citizens of this area because of the potential for derogation of the water quality,physical beauty ' and open space on which their property values are based. Perhaps, however, Maacwell's Landing or the City of Orono's attorneys might argue that such damages are merely speculative. In my , case,however,there is nothing speculative about the damages that the City, Mr. Waade and Maxwell's Landing has caused. Not only do I suffer, along with my fellow citizens of this area, the loss of open space,water quality and beauty, I suffer the realrty that there is a ma�or water ' problem on my property,created by the abutting property development. On any resale I would be required to disclose the problem. There is no way to discharge the water without substantial cost and agreements that would have to be reached wrth other adjoirung properties,which may or may ' not be possible. My ability to build a home on my property is severely limited. All of this is the result of the fact that the City has failed to enforce its own law and regulations, its officials have willfully ignored flagrant violations and Mr. Waade has been given carte blanche to destroy ' neighboring property value. I am willing to consider a resolution of this egregious situation, in order to avoid legal action. To ' that end, I am requesting that the following be accomplished: 1. Removal of the fence/berm within the 75' zone. , 2. Mr. Waade to implement a system to remove water from my property, subject to my approval, which sha11 be given in my sole discretion. � I am planning a trip to Minnesota during the week of March 22, 2004, and would appreciate a meeting with the Orono City Council to resolve these issues in person at that time. Please notify , me of the meeting date and time by February 9, 2004. incerely, ' Dave Thompson ' 2542 East 9800 South Sandy, UT 84092 , (801) 870-8115 cc: Orono City Mayor, Orono City Council Members, Orono City Planning Commission, Orono ' City Engineer, Minnehaha Watershed District ' 3 ,