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, April 21, 2004 City of Centerville 1880 Main Street Centerville, MN 55038 Dear Mayor Terry Sweeney Council Member JeffPaar Council Member Tom Lee Council Member Mary Capra Council Member Linda Broussard Vickers: I am writing this letter with regard to the public hearing for the lot split and site plan review of 1337 Mound Trail. My name is Deb Gonsior and I own the property at 1343 Mound Trail, located on the east side of the parcel being reviewed. I am looking forward to having new neighbors and have no problem with the lot split specifically. I do have two concerns that I hope you will consider as you review this split. The first concern is in regard to water drainage. I know this is a concern you hear frequently. This property is no exception. When the 5 lots in the leRoux Addition to the east of this parcel were developed, the Rice Creek Watershed would not allow the elevation of those lots to be raised. Mr. Davidson mentioned he would like to put up a 2 story walkout on one of the new lots, which he thought would require raising the elevation 8 feet to accommodate the walkout. I know there is a law that says you can't cause any water to run onto another person's property. I also know this is a big issue in Centerville and that it does happen. I am concerned that complying with the requirements of the Rice Creek Watershed when we built in 1979 will now put us in jeopardy today. The second concern is in regard to the placement of the homes on lots 2 & 3. As you know, anyone who buys property on Mound Trail is motivated to do so by the lake. This was true when we moved here 25 years ago and it's true today. These property owners want to swim, boat or just enjoy the lake view. The layouts of the homes are oriented to view the lake to the rear of their property. The copy of the plat that you received for review, shows the Stella home to the west, but does not show the home to the east. It would indicate that the proposed homes on lots 2 & 3 line up with the surrounding neighborhood. This is not the case. I have tried to draw in my home to the west as best I can to give you an idea of how the proposed homes fit into the entire neighborhood. I have also included an overhead photo of the homes along Mound Trail as my sketch is only estimated, and the plat only shows one home on each side.