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-2- ry' Director Saarion said that during a walking tour of the area with Mr. Boxrud, it was noted that the Miller house did have a water problem. Mr. Boxrud said this was due to a flat grade backyard which does not slope towards the pond. He felt that with the installation of the pathway, this problem could be addressed by means of a swale. The meeting with residents of the Silver View Park area is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 9. If it is rained out, the meeting will be held on April 16. At this point, Commissioner Duane McCarty asked to speak to the Commission. He stated that he had searched his records and had talked to former Park Director Anderson regarding Silver View Park. He said that the Silver View Park plan was accepted by the City Council and the Park and Recreation Commission. He felt that although it was not accepted by resolution, it could still be construed as being an addendum to the master plan. As Mayor of the City at that time, Mr. McCarty assured the realtor that the plan was correct. He called Bruce Anderson and he said that to the best of his recollection, he had stated that there would not be a path behind the houses in question. Mr. McCarty informed the Commission that if they were to pursue the • pathway, the residents would litigate. Director Saarion informed the Commission that she and Clerk-Administrator Pauley had talked to Attorney Meyers, in a conference call, and he stated that he did not see a problem with pursuing the pathway installation. Councilmember Wuori reported that residents have stated that they paid a premium to ensure that the path was not located in the park area in back of their homes, Actually, all owners of homes and townhomes along the lake paid a pre- mium for the purpose of the lake view. The Commissioners concurred that the pathway is park land and available to the entire community and that they did not want to set a precident of having to consult adjacent property owners everytime the City wishes to improve park property. The Commissioners firmly stated that they were in favor of the pathway being installed around the entire pond.