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. MICHAEl DO KATHlEBI JIHIISOII "'" 7046 Brian Dr. Centerville, Mn. 55038 CENIERVlLLE, MN. 55038 Anoka Phone 651-248-2793 Home Phooe 1-651-426-1217 May 28, 2004 CityofCenterville 1880 Main Street Centerville, Mn. 55038 City of Centerville Council Members, This is the fourth letter we have sent to the Council. Again, Michael D. Johnson attended the hearing for the proposed street improvements for Brian Dr.on Thurs. JaIL 29, 2004. When Michael tried to address the council regarding proposed improvements that affeet our property at ( 7046 Brian Dr.) , Acting Mayor -Council Member Linda Broussard Vickers said , "You will not be able to speak. As we have already spoken about your "Special Situation", any thing you want to say has to be put in writing." On Feb. 08,2004 we sent our first letter of protest. We put one in the City Hall mailbox and sent another copy E-mail. We were told that they were never receivedt So we sent another copy to City Hall and a copy to Mary Capra -Council member. On May 26,2004 a third letter along with two picture boards that revealed befure and after shots of the last improvements to said property were brought to city Hall for the May 26, 2004 Council Meeting, for Mary Capra- Councilmember to present to the Council in . -:c.: :::;-: the event:that-we:COUld.notgeHotbe CounCIl meetlllg:m.ttme:.Maty,lOapra S31dthatshe:would-have:the:Bnanlli.cc:cccc:--:: topic moved to last on the agenda. That we should come as soon as possible. Sbe stated, that there was a10t on tbe agenda and she thought the meeting would go late, maybe to eleven o'clock. She also stated that she would only be there to nine o'clock. We arrived at ten to nine o'clock. We found four people in the parking lot. We introduced ourselves to Kim Moor-Sykes, City Administrator aod to City Attorney Jeff Hoeft. They informed us that the meeting was over. That they too thought it would go late, but in fuet the meeting was over early. Jeff Hoeft excused himself and we continued speaking to Kim Moor-Sykes expressing to her our disagreement with the proposed improvements to Brian Dr.. She informed us that the project is going ahead and that the City Engineer- Tom Peterson made a diagram showing the council that be proposed to come into the easement on our property 100 to 150' removing all the improvements that have already been made, extending as fur as the center of the creek on the road way. Again we oppose this proposal and any assessments regarding the 2004 Brian Drive Street Improvement Project as the proposed improvements to this side of Brian Drive have already been 1l1ade up to and all parts that affect our property and it needs to be further noted that the improvements made are correct and functioning properly as fur as all drainage issues go. We have a new culvert over Clearwater Creek. Elevation and the Grade have been changed, new corb and gutter installed, Water has been brought up imo our property and stubbed, A new Sewer aod Storm drain are installed. Any further changes to the already existing new improvements to our property WILL NOT "BENEFIT" our property in any way! AGAIN all the issues City Engineer- Tom Peterson brought up to us deal with the other side of the street including the drainage issues. We bearby request again for our side of the street to be left alone, aoy removing of said improvements that have already been made on our side is a waste of money and very detrimental to our property and the neighborhood as a whole as currently our side of the street is straight and appealing to the eye from one end of the street as well as the other. And we have no drainage issues. See Minnesota Statute 429.051, If you proceed and remove our said improvements, you the city are responsible for all costs incurred for this new pr'!iect as the new proposed improvement pr'!iect does not benefit 7046 Brian Dr. Centerville, Mn. E~sed are copies of all letters that have been sent to the City. Sincerely een M. Johoson