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Bench handout provided <br /> FromWarren Pakulski <br /> SktbjedL Re:Cattail Pond on 96 by Warren Pakulski <br /> DateSeptember 7,2015 at 9:46 AM <br /> To: David Grant 13cyl,,a <br /> Any possibilities? Thanks for your time, David! Warren <br /> On Aug 1, 2015, at 11:32 AM, David Grant<,-1 <br /> > wrote: <br /> Hi Warren, <br /> I will look into this, Commissioner Huffman and I have a meeting this Monday night. <br /> Regards, <br /> David Grant <br /> On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 10:24 AM, Warren Pakulski <y-,,,arren12&ut, z. !De, 0r11> wrote: <br /> Mayor Grant, <br /> on the south side of 96 a block before the intersection of 96 and Lexington Ave, across from the <br /> MN National Guard building is a small cattail pond. <br /> This pond has been a water collection for the Pleasant streets and Karth streets in the <br /> subdivision, The Metro Mosquito Control People come through 4 times a year. <br /> When the 96 road construction was done, we saw a lot of dirt and stuff come into the pond. Since <br /> that time the Cattails have been taking over and squeezing the surface water out. <br /> Our fear is that the pond will look like the west end a snail lake with all the weeds, reeds and <br /> cattails squeezing the water out. <br /> You are probably saying, so what? be able(;n <br /> I have lived at 4545 Pleasant DR since 1997. 1 was fortunate enough to imy home in the <br /> basement walkout facing the pond. During that time I have noticed the wild life that calls the pond <br /> home especially for reproducing. Right now I am looking at a hen turkey and 4 baby turkeys <br /> walking through my back yard eating bugs. <br /> Over the years I've seen hundreds of ducks, redwing black birds, frogs, deer, red tailed hawks, <br /> falcons, red foxes, and others use this pond area to reproduce. In fact, some neighbors even <br /> made a skating rink out of the pond in the winter. <br /> In the Arden Hills newsletter, I saw some work was done with Karth Lake to improve and clean it <br /> up. <br /> Are there any funds, from the Watershed District, or from the Minnesota Clean Water, <br /> Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, to repair this small but all so important wild life <br /> area? <br /> Maybe Blake Huffman could see it Ramsey County could help too. <br /> Thanks for listening. I just hate to see this valuable wildlife resource disappear. <br /> Wan-en, Pakulski <br /> 4545 Pleasant DR <br /> Arden Hills MN 55112, <br />