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ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JUL Y 14, 2003 6 . During your visit to our house last fall, you saw we lost a great big more than 100- year old oak tree from shoreline erosion. Many more majestic oak trees along north side of the lake and those across the lake Cummings Park side will soon be sitting in the water again. They will either drown or fall, if water levels are allowed to rise. We need to do whatever we can to preserve the natural scenery for our next generation and beyond. According to DNR and the Watershed District, shoreline erosion is a big problem for the lake environment, and you agreed to that. You have assured me that you will not let this problem go unresolved. And it will not go away. All the constructions in the neighborhood, most recently those townhomes across Lexington Avenue, added so much hard surfaces that do not absorb rainwater. The run-off all ends up in Karth Lake. The level of water in the lake therefore no longer goes up and down following natural cycles. Ramsey County has indicated that they are building a water holding reservoir north of Highway 96. If Arden Hills need to pump Karth Lake water to this . facility, they can plan to increase the size to accommodate the need. I recall seeing pipes going across Amble Drive heading to that direction in 1986 before we built our home. That should still be a good option to avoid causing problems for our neighbors such as we realized last fall. Please share our concerns with the members of City Council and help up resolve this ever-present problem. Sincerely, Letter from Carol Jacobsen, 1295 Wyncrest Court, dated July 11,2003: It is my understanding that the water level of Karth Lake has again come into question and the Arden Hills City Council will be reviewing facts regarding the possibility of pumping Karth Lake. I am relatively certain that most of you remember me from the City Council meetings last October. I am the resident at 1295 Wyncrest Court who sustained damages as a result of the pumping last year. The purpose of this letter is, of course, to reiterate what occurred last year so as to assure that I am not again harmed by the City's actions. Last fall, for the first time in 18+ years of home ownership at 1295 Wyncrest Court in Arden Hills, I experienced water and moisture issues. On or about . October 11, 2002, only days after the commencement of pumping Karth Lake I awoke to a strong odor in the lower level of my home, an odor that I assume was that of "wet clay". On October 12,2002, I awoke to find two sheet rocked walls in