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Mr. Steve Ach <br />City Planner <br />Elk River City Hall <br />13065 Orono Road <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Ach, <br /> <br />This correspondence is a followup of a telephone conversation we had earlier this spring regarding <br />the holding pond that is directly east of the new Elk River Liquor Store. This holding pond is apparently <br />part of Hillside Estates. We bought the "D.A.I~E." house and therefore reside directly east of the <br />pond. <br /> <br />I am writing this letter to voice our concern about the appearance of the pond. It has been the topic <br />of many discussions with surrounding neighbors. It has the appearance of an unkempt slough with <br />a fence around it. It appears to be overtaken by noxious weeds that are allowed to to go to seed. <br />There are a few desiduous trees that have been planted, however, some of those have diex[ There <br />are no evergreens, nor bushes that would help eliminate the weed problem and attract the wildlife <br />that once frequented that pond. It certainly is not an attraction to the neighborhood, nor to the <br />city of Elk River, however, it does have the potential to be a neighborhood asset. I'm sure that on <br />the original plans regarding the Hillside Development, it appeared much more attractive on those <br />drawings. <br /> <br />My next area of concern is a storm sewer that is in my back yard, at 19334 Dodge Street. This storm <br />sewer has a heavy metal cover on it and everytime we have a significant rainfall, this cover pops up, <br />allowing the water to surge out taking the lawn and large quantities of dirt along with it. It also creates <br />a very dangerous situation in that someone could fall into this storm sewer. (it is large enough for an <br />adult to enter). The city has been out several times to replace the cover, and the last time they came <br />out they actually entered the storm sewer and discovered a junction between the storm sewer in <br />our yard and the pond that is blocked off. This blockage, we are told, was created by the developer's <br />contractor. This whole situation seems to be one that is "everyone elses" problem. Because of the <br />potential danger, is there anyway that this could be rectified by the appropriate party. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />19334 Dodge St NW <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br /> <br />