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September 14, 2022 Katie Larsen, City Planner City of Lino Lakes 600 Town Center Pkwy Lino Lakes, MN 55014-1182 Dear Ms. Larsen, We understand there has been an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) submitted for the Robinson Sod Farm dated August 23, 2022. We are writing to express major concerns about this environmental proposal from a personal property perspective. Our house located at 314 Carl Street is directly across from the proposed development. In 2003, when the previous owners began building the house, they installed a wood foundation which was approved by the Lino Lakes inspector. With a wood foundation, you must be diligent to keep it dry and since 2003, there have been absolutely no issues with the foundation in terms of moisture. Before we purchased the home in 2020, we hired a structural engineer to go over the foundation with a fine tooth comb. He found NO issues which are documented in our survey results, but he could not stress enough the importance of keeping water away from our foundation. Upon the review of the EAW and our wood foundation, we are bringing forth the following concerns: • We are concerned that the alteration of 100 plus year drainage complexes in the area will negatively impact the established 100 year floodplain. In other words, right now, the sod farm and surrounding drainage ditches can handle the water drainage and runoff, but with this huge development and the potential rise in the water table, will that continue to be true? • We are concerned that our wood foundation home will incur water damage which would be detrimental. We understand this has already happened to homes in Blaine with the new development off of Lexington and 109t". There are also other homes with wood foundations nearby. Along with moisture in the home comes potential health risks associated with black mold. I am currently a cancer patient and I do not need any additional potential health risks in my life. Has the City of Lino Lakes or Alliant Engineering contacted the Corp of Engineers or the appropriate governing body to determine how the established 100 year floodplain will be impacted by massive water redistribution? Please acknowledge that this letter is received in its entirety and entered into the record. Please provide a timeline in which we can expect a response to our questions. Regards, Kevin and Tammy Dunrud 314 Carl Street Lino Lakes, MN 55014