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rJune 2.1, 1983 Mr. Duane McCarty City of Mounds View 2401 N.E. Highway 10 New Brighton, MN 55112 Dear Mr. McCarty: I want to take this opportunity to present to you a problem that exists within the City of Mounds View and suggest an alternative to correct the situation. In September of 1982 the Edgewood Junior High School was replaced by the Edgewood Community Center at the school closing. It was brought to my attention that approximately three to four years ago Mr. Christian donated a 10' easement to the City of Mounds View for a public walkway between Bona and Edgewood Drives, for ease and accessability to the Junior High School. When the school closed in 1982 the walkway remained open. Due to the closing of the school, some of the traffic has been eliminated, but unfortun- ately a certain amount of vandalism and a large amount of trespas- sing on private property has not been. In our own personal experience since acquiring the house at 5101 Edgewood Drive (adjacent to the South side of the walkway), we have had at least five acts of vandalism and theft on our home. Since the walkway is North of the cross street Woodcrest, a large number of the persons who would utilize the walkway simply walk up the South border of our property as opposed to using the walkway. There appears to be only one viable solution to ease the situation: To build a chain link fence up the South side of the walkway from Bona Drive to Edgewood Drive and running from the walkway South approximately 80 ft. to the Southern property border between the two houses on the South side of the walkway. This would eliminate the problem of trespassing and damage resulting from trespassing. This courtesy was extended to the homeowner on the North side of the walkway.