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...--.._....;...........I\.\..-:._..._....:....\....:...-.:..':'-.:.~.~,',,;~ Kim Moore-Sykes Subject: James Halstrom Dghalst@co.chisago.mn.us] Monday, July 14, 2003 2:16 PM ksykes@centervillemn.com indyjp1 @aol.com; nfitzg7003@aol.com; ppalzer@centervillemn.com; Ibroussardvickers@earthlink.net; jwoodrow@gassen.com; tomlee@now-tec.com; marilyn.myles-newman@spps.org; terry@sweeneyconstruction.biz; donevangel@usfamily.net; dcapra@visLcom; liuhl@visLcom Eagle Pass Issues From: . Sent: To: Cc: By now you should have seen the letter and attachments of our issues which I handcarried to the city Friday afternoon, with individual copies to the mayor and council, city attorney, city engineer, city public works, etc. We look forward to a formal response to our letter, and scheduling of further discussion and action by the council at its' July 23 meeting (per direction of the Mayor at the council meeting on July~th. While all the issues presented are important to us, two require immediate attentidn by the city: (1) a city engineer and public works inspection and review of the pre-sod grading and drainage of the new Portage Way addition to insure that there won't be future problems with drainage there (these are provided for in the development contract and can be billed to the developer); and (2) immediate enforcement of the silt fencing and sweeping of affected streets by the developer in accordance with terms of the Development Contract for the 2d Addition (Portage Way) to Eagle Pass. We've communicated this several times before to the city and nothing has been done. Silt and sediment are still flowing into the storm celler and into the pond and Rice Creek Watershed. If the developer won't do it, then the city should arrange for it and withhold money from the development contract escrow. It is amazing to me that, with all of our communication of these issues, we (our association) get an email from the city clerk on July 1, 2003, stating that the city has received a complaint from a single family home abutting our development regarding the cutting of weeds behind 7031 Eagle Trail, and quoting city ordinance #54 on the requirement to control weeds, and that the city would appreciate our prompt cutting of this area. We responded at once and did what the city requested (we had been holding back on this area pending resolution of the drainage problem along this area) but did what the city told us to do anyway. Yet when we try to get the city to enforce its' own requirements (like silt fencing and street sweeping), we don't get any response at all. Jim Halstrom Chisago County Emergency Management Chisago County Veterans Services 38794 Sixth Ave. . North Branch, MN 55056 Phone: (651) 674-5725 Fax: (651) 674-5712 jghalst@co.chisago.mn.us This confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. 1