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Lastly, this disposal area has been disturbed at least twice in the past. The first <br />disturbance was in the 1960s. Material was dredged from the lake in the same <br />location that is proposed to be dredged for the Lake Orono Improvement Project. <br />This dredged material was placed adjacent to the shoreline. This work disturbed the <br />southern portion (stockpile) of the proposed disposal area for sure. <br /> <br />I do not have records of who did the dredging or exactly what year it happened. I <br />believe the developer of the adjacent subdivision did it to build up the shoreline to <br />make the lots more desirable. I am 100 percent sure this did happen because having <br />grown up in this location I played on the spoil deposits. <br /> <br />The second disturbance was during house construction on the northern most area <br />proposed for disposal. Both of the houses in this location are full basement walkouts <br />with major associated yard work. <br /> <br />To summarize, The City of Elk River sees the potential of the Orono Cemetery disposal <br />area to be an archaeological site. We will be doing a Phase I Archaeological Survey in <br />this location. However, the Island View site is a long ways away from the original river <br />channel on previously disturbed low ground. The city does not truly believe this site has <br />a significant potential as an archaeological site. The city respectfully requests that an <br />archaeological survey not be required in this location. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Stephen Rohlf, Buildin/g~Zoning Administrator <br /> <br /> <br />