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MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: January 14, 1997 <br />TO: Joel Hanson / <br />FROM: Paul Heuer . <br />RE: Arcade Street - Aspen Grove Ditch Filling <br />FILE: 37231 <br />• <br />Bonestroo <br />Rosene <br />Anderlik & <br />Associates <br />Engineers & Architects <br />We are responding to your request for information concerning filling a ditch within the Aspen Grove <br />development (see attached figure) in conjunction with the Arcade Street reconstruction project. As we <br />understand it, some property owner's feel that the sides of the ditch shown on the attached figure is too steep, <br />resulting in yard space that has limited use. <br />We have reviewed the grading plan and find that the side slopes of the ditch along the rear lot lines were <br />designed to be quite moderate (9:1 to 18:1). Given the amount of snow at this time, our site visit did not <br />provide any clues as to whether the development was constructed to the grades shown on the grading plan. <br />The attached cost estimate provides a rough idea of the magnitude of costs expected to fill the ditch to create <br />more gradual grades. Please be advised that private chain link fences run along all of these rear lot lines. In <br />addition, some small trees may lie within the proposed fill area. We have not included any costs for dealing <br />with fences or trees. We suggest that all property owners be responsible for removing and replacing their own <br />fences and trees. <br />Please also note that a shed is located on one of the properties within or near the proposed fill area. If the <br />property owner cannot easily move it, then we would have to look closer at the existing grades of the area to <br />see if the shed can be worked around. <br />Page 29 <br />