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13361 179th Circle N.W. <br />Elk River, Mn., 55330 <br />July 21, 1997 <br /> <br />Mr. Steve Och <br />Planning & Zoning <br />Elk River, Mn., 55330 <br /> <br />Steve, <br /> <br />In reference to our conversation this noon, this ditch has <br />become a major irritant to us, and probably to you as well. <br />In the interest of complete understanding, I urge you to make <br />a personal inspection. You will see a virtual jungle of weeds <br />within the confines of this drainage ditch. I have cut the weeds <br />in the area adjacent to my property, but the rest of it is just <br />a mess and will get worse as time goes on. I cannot believe the <br />city will tolerate such an eyesore. <br /> <br />When we purchased this lot the plat indicated a 6' easement on <br />the North side of the property and an equal amount on the adjoin- <br />ing lots. A justification for placing the ditch totally on our <br />property was the fact that the adjoining lots were improperly <br />graded. It would seem that the responsibility for correcting <br />this error should be borne by the persons who caused the error-- <br />not by causing us to bear the drainage totally. Hopefully the <br />original 6' easement will prevail, since the 20'one was based on <br />a false claim of ownership. <br /> <br />I urge you to press for immediate action. There was indication <br />at a meeting with Terry Maurer and Mr. Chuba that this would <br />be accomplished in late spring, or with completion of the Joplin <br />project. There must be a better solution than this ugly ditch. <br /> <br />Yours Truely, <br /> <br />Jim Anderson <br /> <br /> <br />