Re: ltr from homeowner re neighbor/drainage

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11/04/2005 18:58 FA% 9524710639 STONE�OOD f�001/004 T a � JeffYey Gustafson 6020 Loring Dpive Minnetrista, MN SS364 612-964-ODl S Nov. 4,2005 Lyle Oman City of Orono 2750 Kelley Parkway Orono,MN 55356 via fax 952-249-4616 RE: Drainage non-issues @ 4203 North Shore Drive Dear Lyle, I went to yesterday's meeting unprepared. I expected a 2 minute discussion with you and the neighbor to discuss the temporary and permanent driveway locations. Instead I solidified my sour throat by standing in the field for a full hour fielding rather offthe wall topics with the neighbor and her rather impressive and well intentioned attorney. Stemming from the remarks and the neighbor's apparent need for an attorney I feel there is a yet unidentified larger agenda that will surface.Had I know what was planned for the meeting I would have had Sven's company send a representative who is more composed and controlled than I currently acn during this time frame of my treatments. Betty admitted that she has a continuing water problem. She has the need for a sump pump system that is operational. She said she has a trough drain that traverses her concrete driveway outside the garage, She gets occasional water in her garage. She has a ridge along her easterly lot line to hald water out. She gets some water into her drive from the runoff from Fairview Cottage Lane,a�it runs downhill from North Shore Drive falling from 968 to 951 at the property corner to 947.6 in the circular drive area: directly toward her residence. She added a concrete apron outside her garage door to divert or dam water. I dropped off a plan and survey to her door. She communicated tha.t she was content with what she saw on it. Then she was mad that I did not call her back even though there was no reason to; and thus she ha.d to hire an.attorney—I must be missing something!! A second communication went unanswered when she left a message that two small Arbor Vitae were remvved when the Chinese Elms along the common line were removed by the excavator with intertvvined root systems (I verified what happened with the aperator, and told her immediately in person of what transpired;committing to have Todd acquire replacements). Apparently I need to work more a�iter normal work hours to accommodate her schedule of availability. She said she never got ANY water runoff from the lot I puxchased. All the water from the alleyway and my lot ran into the garage on the house I tore down (as there is no other drainage route for the water that flowed to the West). This is not worth any comment, as it