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Maloney Reply to Schneider complaint to Arden Hills Planning Commission of Dec. 1192009 Summary of specific complaints by Schneiders: 1) Fence does not face Schneiders' property 2) it is not a fence with two finished sides; good side faces Maloneys' property; Maloneys' side has no "structural supports" showing 3) same materials not used on both sides of fence; "inferior" wood (including pine) used on Schneiders' side; 2x4s have knots on Schneiders' side; "better material" on Maloneys' side 4) 7 of the 15 fence footings still encroach on the Schneiders' property 5) fence footings are all above ground and create "visual sloppiness" 6) it is too high; it exceeds 6 feet 7) damage to their property has not been repaired 8) the fence is stepped in an "arbitrary," "willy-nilly" fashion 9) no post caps; no finished trim along the top of the fence 10) the rails were installed on the Schneiders' side 11) the fence was screwed on the "wrong way" 12) it has reduced the value of their home 13) it cannot be maintained on the Schneiders' side 14) contractor was unlicensed Responses by the Maloneys to the specific complaints above. Numbering below corresponds to the numbering above. 1 & 2) The fence was designed and built to look the same on both sides. Therefore, by definition, there is no "good" or "bad" side, no back or front, no "finished" and "unfinished" sides. Both sides are equal and look identical. See our photos taken 28 December 2009: photo #1 [Exh. A] shows the Schneiders' side of the fence descending from east to west; photo #2 [Exh. B] shows the Maloneys' side rising from west to east. Except for the fact that the Schneiders' side is in shadow and our side is in sunshine, they are identical. However, all the nail and screw heads are visible only on the Maloneys' side; there are none visible on the Schneiders' side. See photo #3 [Exh. A] for a clearer view of this detail from our side of the fence. This was our good -faith attempt to ensure that the Schneiders had the more "finished" or better -looking side, even though otherwise both sides look the same. 3) Exactly the same materials were used for both sides of the fence, which is made completely of cedar. See enclosed invoice from the lumber company, [Exh. B] and the e- mail from the builder [Exh. C] . There is no pine or any other so-called "inferior" wood anywhere in the fence. There is some variation of grain and coloring in the lumber, as there is with all lumber. We just installed hardwood flooring in our house, and there was lots of variation in that. even though it was all the same product. There are also knots