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r. 1 <br /> Emmett V. and Nancy K. Johnson <br /> 2706 Lake Court Drive Mounds View, Minnesota 55112 <br /> Telephone/Fax— 612-783-1184 <br /> October 21, 1994 <br /> Mounds View City Council <br /> 2401 Highway 10 <br /> Mounds View, MN 55112 <br /> Re: 1995 Budget: <br /> As you know, we are concerned about the Silver View park proposed fence on the ball <br /> field. This has been promised for three years now, also with the promise of paying for <br /> damage to our home should balls break windows, etc. We have recently heard that the <br /> fence has been deleted from the 1995 budget. Because we will be out of the country, <br /> we are sending this letter to strongly voice our concern that it be re-instated in the 1995 <br /> budget. <br /> The following is a recap of the history of our problems: <br /> We have been in constant contact with Mounds View for over a year. Our first contact <br /> was because of the number of dents in our aluminum siding due to the balls from the <br /> city ball field hitting our house (the ballfield is directly behind us). We had been <br /> concerned about the possibility of one of the balls breaking a window in our absence, <br /> which is exactly what happened. In 1993, it was promised to us that, in the event a ball <br /> did go through the window, the city would pay for it. When we approached the mayor <br /> and the council at the June 6, 1994, meeting, we were met with opposition rather than <br /> cooperation. <br /> The following is a portion of a letter addressed to Mary Saarion on May 31, 1994. <br /> Tonight we came home after being gone for five days to find that a baseball <br /> had smashed through a double-paned window in our family room. Glass was <br /> absolutely everywhere, and of course, during that time we were vulnerable to <br /> the weather, bugs, and thievery. <br /> Additionaly, I found more dents in the aluminum siding. We've come to the end <br /> of our patience. Apparently, no one was watching past the outfield fence—as <br /> promised. And there was no note of any kind. <br /> Now we had to clean up the shattered glass, tape and cover the window and <br /> find a tradesman who could replace the two-panes immediately <br /> All of that distasteful extra work is not the issue. What concerns us is: <br />