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March 27, 1990 <br /> Council Members: <br /> This is .Just a quick note to set straight some facts relating <br /> to the matter that we are bringing to you tonight . I believe <br /> this is quicker than telling the backgrc-und facts. <br /> We have had a severe water problem f�or a number of years as <br /> we taN::e all the run off water from several yards near to us. <br /> We had a company do water proofing several years ago but it <br /> didn' t alleviate the problem. In the "storm of the c=entury" <br /> we had 22 inches of water in our basement . <br /> In the fall of 1988 we started to do some reshaping of the <br /> landscaping. This involved taking cut scud (we also removed <br /> some very poor sod near the street ) lowering the area west of- <br /> the house and raising the ground level near the house. We <br /> also had the cement patio removed so we could raise the <br /> ground level by the house cin the north. During this time we <br /> also decided to i see if we could park our motcrrhe Mme on the <br /> west side of the house instead of in the driveway. That fall <br /> and the fallowing spring the water followed the new course <br /> and we didn' t get any in the basement so we felt we had that <br /> problem salved. <br /> We then decided that we should paint the house before adding <br /> a deck to replac=e the patio. We had planned on doing this <br /> the summer of 1988 but I (Mrs. Grovender ) had surgery and <br /> wasn' t in shape for that . This put us behind on our pro.jects. <br /> So spring of 1989 we started the painting. After we had a <br /> good start , Mr . Grovender leaned a little too far to the side <br /> - while putting the shutters back: up and fell on his shoulder <br /> in.juring it quite badly. That stepped the Painting for a <br /> while. We did finish the painting, built and stained the <br /> deck before winter . <br /> Our present plans are to put on a new roof, then get a new <br /> driveway and do the landscaping on the west side of the house <br /> and driveway. We had planned on a rock pad for the motoncome <br /> because of the large amount of water that flows through that <br /> area. We fear that the water would undermine a solid cement <br /> pad for parking. We do want to do things in the proper <br /> manner and hope that it won' t have to be redone. We are <br /> sorry that our pro.jects have taa::en so long and have been <br /> embarrassed at the unfinished lcjok: of this area for so long. <br /> It seemed that so many things conspired to slow up our plans. <br /> We hope to get this matter settled and be able to finish up <br /> this spring or early summer . <br /> C <br />