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June 21st 2000 <br /> Dear Sir, <br /> • <br /> As a new resident of Centerville and Anoka County, I am very happy with the <br /> way the new construction and neighborhoods are being laid out.Being a fairly <br /> new paraplegic Christmas Eve 1998. I found out I had out grown my residence <br /> in South St. Paul when I was injured at my work place. So we my wife <br /> RoxAnn and myself looked for a place to build a new home. In all reality <br /> RoxAnn and some very good friends of ours found a realtor and a builder who <br /> was willing to build a handicap acceable house.Finding the realtor was <br /> relatively easy. They RoxAnn and friends and family found a builder who had <br /> never built a handicap accessible house but was willing to work with us to <br /> build us our home. A lot of research was done by every one involved and we <br /> came to have a new handicap accessible home. I call it the house that RoxAnn <br /> built. 6965 Meadow Court is our new address. <br /> All the time the house was being built, I was in Courage Center learning to <br /> live and deal with being a paraplegic. Every thing in our new house is <br /> handicap accessible roll under stove top roll under sinks in both the kitchen <br /> and the master bath room, roll in shower, lowered the washer into the floor six <br /> inches so I can do the laundry. The garage floor is slanted so have no ramps to <br /> negotiate the front walk is also slanted, the only ramps I have in the house are <br /> little ramps to go in and out of the outside doors. We even bought a new Ford <br /> E -150 Conversion van and had it modified with a ramp and hand controls so I <br /> can drive it and be more independent.But the one thing I can not do is get into <br /> the street at the end of my drive -way so I can't pick up the mail or go for a <br /> walk with out getting help to get in or out of my driveway. The dip at the end <br /> of the driveway is to deep for me to negotiate. I am asking the city of <br /> Centerville to make my driveway accessible or make a accessible ramp next to <br /> my driveway. I had the city engineer come out and look at the problem with <br /> my driveway, he took pictures of the area. I am planning to come the city <br /> council meeting next week and ask for help with my problem. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Michael J. Zwicki <br /> 6965 Meadow Court <br /> Centerville <br /> (651)407 -3736 <br />