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1 Bryan Lloyd From:Dolores Merrill > Sent:Wednesday, August 07, 2013 1:09 PM To:Bryan Lloyd Subject:Request for interim building on Corpus Christi church property i oppose granting this permit because of the drainage problem that has existed the entire 15 years I have lived at 1833 Eldridge Ave. The south side of the church property drains to a swale, flowing to a drain at the NE corner of my lot, which is entirely inadequate for the q uantity of water . In a heavy rain the swale becomes a river, swirling and backing up 10 ‐15 feet onto my lot and the lot to the East, carrying debris with it. Because of improper grading, the swale seldom dries up, leaving standing water, a breeding ground for mosquitos carrying West Nil e virus. Tall weeds grow in the swale and are seldom cut. Despite repeated complaints to the City of Roseville, nothing has been done to address the problem. A Roseville Fairview Area Drainage April 6, 2012 letter, discussed regrading the swale and building a rate control pond on church property North of my lot. At a City Hall meeting Ap ri l 24, 2012 it was stated this could be done as soon as a similar pond was built SW of the Skillman cul de sac. That was completed in fall 2012, but nothing has been done for the Eldridge situation. There are other reasons to oppose the temporary building, such as the fact that it bri ngs the school closer to the residents, its appearance, the fact that the students scatter "junk" around the property, groups of unsupervised students roam the area, there are other underutilized buildings available, other available locations within the churc h proper ty, etc. However, for me the overriding issue is drainage. I feel it would be completely irresponsible of the city and the church to do anything to increase runoff until the existing drainage problem is fixed. Dolores Merrill 1833 Eldridge Ave W. Roseville, MN 55113 Phone Attachment D Page 1 of 1