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<br />I <br />~\~ <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />October 17, 2001 <br /> <br />Mr. Les Proper <br />Director of Pub lie Works <br />City of New Brighton <br />803 Old Hwy 8 N.W. <br />New Brighton, MN SS 112 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Proper: <br /> <br />Thank you for working with us in trying to make improvements to the pond area bordered by Bicentennial Ct., 23rd <br />Avenue, and 3rd Street in New Brighton. We appreciate the attempts last January to take out material, etc. <br /> <br />Thank you also for coming out and assessing the pond on September 12, 200 l. <br /> <br />After giving it some time and observing the pond, the results from last January have not met our expectations and <br />the problems outlined in our original request letter of July 9, 1999 remain, as follows: The pond has gradually <br />become <br />1. <br />2. <br />3. <br />4. <br />5. <br />6. <br /> <br />filled with cattails, fallen trees, brush, silt, etc. <br />odorsome <br />covered with algae and slime <br />aesthetically unattractive <br />unavailable to recreational activities such as skating, canoeing <br />more risky to possible drainage problems in the future <br /> <br />And during the past swnmer, the low water level has encouraged more cattails, brush, etc. to return. We are <br />eoncerned that if no further steps are taken this winter, the investment made last winter will be for naught. <br /> <br />Some options we request the City of New Brighton to consider are: <br />1. Install an intake pipe on 3rd Street that would direct east to west drainage water into the pond first, keeping <br />it at a certain level. Onee that level is attained, water would flow out of the pond thru the existing drainage <br />pipe and continue down to Hansen Park. <br />2. Clear out more brush, cattails, etc., particularly around the edges of the pond. The northeast side looks <br />particularly problematic. <br />3. Dredge out more material. <br /> <br />We wish to meet with you on this matter, discuss alternatives, and continue to work together to improve this area if <br />possible. Thank you! <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />4Lq{14 <br /> <br />,,/ ;---iiv Lv,j:,^- 'J".~~AJI <br /> <br /> <br />/ uC{ live c.. J ':" . <br />I -=:"'1 VV'-~~- .' (~ ~ ~~~ <br />..,""- w:) / 7C(;Jc~/c.S <br />. 7" j CJ" , ;;~q-'c;'U-fPe, IcC~6' ;::~"~hi / 7 if? <br />L. (- r ,," <-'"?f</ &H"O I <br />tlM IfP- PLbfs'~ ~ ~ %t YWS&. <br /> <br />The Neighborhood, as follows: <br /> <br />CC. <br /> <br />New Brighton City Council, <br />Mr. Steve Larson, Mayor/), <br />\(. . () L:~ ~,~~ <br />,,) J,l '.J.. <br />......~ <br /> <br /> <br />