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ARDEN TOWERS, INC. <br /> 3440 BA YSIDE ROAD ���1 N�� <br /> ORONO,MINNESOTA 55356 p <br /> 612-473.3660 FAX 612-473-3880 <br /> SEp �2 �g9g <br /> �j�p0►17t��11.5 <br /> September 21, 1998 Lj1' <br /> Mr.Dave Scherbel <br /> Building Official <br /> City of Arden Hills <br /> 4364 West Round Lake Road <br /> Arden Hills,Minnesota 55 104 <br /> Dear Mr.Scherbel: <br /> Mr. Steve Mangold of U.S.West Wireless,LLC has contacted me regarding the release of an <br /> engineers report by Paul J.Ford and Company. It has come to my attention that the reportwas prepared <br /> using information that is now obsolete. I do not believe that the engineers who prepared the report were <br /> able to actually observe the tower in order to prepare an accurate analysis which I personally would <br /> require. <br /> We are in the process of having anew study made using accurate information. As you know the <br /> tower was built under the standards existing at the time of its construction in 1981 The t��u was never <br /> designed to ayzthstand-Y2 inch of ice under 60 mile per hour winds conditions. However,the to%vr as it <br /> now stands,has withstood h inch ice under the most severe winter conditions in Minnesota during its <br /> existence. The exact dates are not available to me without some research,but I do recall those occurrences <br /> when we had electrical power outages due to ice storms. There is a considerable safety factor built into <br /> the engineers analysis to avoid liability. <br /> No one is more concerned about the structural integrity of the tower than the owner. We have <br /> been endeavoring to maintain the tower at its optimum safe capacity in accordance with our engineers <br /> recommendations. <br /> Sincerely, . <br /> D.R. Vaughan es. <br />