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HALKIRIC COMPANIES March 28, 1980 Mr. Carlus Espejo Health'lnspector City Of Little Canada 2558 Stark Street Little Canada, Minn. 55117 RE: Provinces Apartments 153 -155 E. Little Canada Road Little Canada, Minnesota Dear Mr. Espejo: PYRAMID SUITE 10709 WAYZATA REVD. MINNETONKA, MN. 55343 (612) 545 -9264 1:4.I,:, .1V9 10 MAR 81 1930 CITY OF LITTLE CANADA I an in receipt of your letter of the 22nd, and I appreciate your understanding that the situation that was caused was due to a collapsing sewer and other inherent p1oblems caused by the Ramsey County Watershed District and storm sewer drainage problems on the property. However, I do not feel, from what you stated under your problem section, that you fully realize or were properly in- formed by your supposed resident about all the pertinent details. Below is my response to your listed problems: 1. Yes, there was ice in the storm sewer on the Provinces property, as well as a sewer back up from the Ramsey County Watershed District in their sewer lines, which has now been found to have a collapsed line. 2. Backed up water raised so quickly (and we got no assis- tance from either the City of Little Canada or Ramsey County, even though all agencies of both-were contacted), that we were unable to keep with the problem and were not informed by the residents timely so we could have our maintenace per- sonnel install pumps and take care of the problem before it got into the apartments, 3. Several of the carpets and padding in the lower level walk -out apartments did get wet, which was caused by the water seeping in under the doors. 4. Offensibi: odor was present due to normal moisture that is caused by :my carpet that gets wet, and padding accordingly. I an quite cctain that you are well aware that wet jute in 42