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1 1 1 COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 24, 1994 jog would mean that the edge of the new blacktop will be only about a foot or two (2) closer to the Zewers home than the present blacktop. This proposal was acceptable to Mr. Zewers, Mr. Connoy and Mr. Goertz. John Thompson, 6125 Baldwin Lake Drive - Mr. Thompson explained that he owns property immediately across the street from the proposed preliminary plat on the west side of Baldwin Lake Road. His concern is in regard to drainage from the plat. A pond is proposed for north of the extension of Woodridge Lane and this pond will drain directly onto his property. Mr. Thompson said that his property is low but never under water unless Rice Creek floods and backs up onto his property. This property is low enough that if the pond overflows, he will have water constantly on his property. This is a horse pasture and if too much water spills onto his property, the property will be cut into two (2) pieces. The horses will not be able to move from the north end to the south end of the property. Mr. Thompson expressed concern about the curbing proposed for Baldwin Lake Road. Drainage from the street will run downhill and when the curbing ends, the water will drain directly onto his property. This means that he will have additional water on his property that was never there before installation of the curbs. Mr. Thompson noted that he has talked to both Mr. Powell and Mr. Goertz about this matter. While both of them seem willing to try to accommodate Mr. Thompson, nobody can satisfactorily tell him what is going to happen to his property. He noted that he was not against the development but like to be assured that he will not end up with future problems and have a lot of water on his property. Mr. Thompson talked to Mr. Goertz today about a county ditch that runs across his property about 300 - 400 feet south of the proposed development. If the runoff from the development could be directed to the county ditch, that would be an acceptable solution. Mr. Powell explained that he has talked to the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) and he and the RCWD are developing an alternative street section for use in the City which would not require curbs on both sides of the street. This would be an ideal area where curb would be constructed on one side of the street and the other side would be like a rural street. Instead of catching the waterflow and directing it to the catch basin, it would let the drainage flow naturally. This would reduce the flow that would be routed through the system. RCWD has some concerns about water quality, but would make sense in this situation. Mr. Powell explained that this system would also be PAGE 6