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March 27, 1990 <br /> Council Members: <br /> This is .just a quict:: nate 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 background facts. <br /> We have had a severe water problem for a number of years as <br /> we take all the run off water from several yards near to us. <br /> We had a company do water proof:ing several years ago but it <br /> didn' t alleviate the problem. In the "storm of the century" <br /> we had 22 inches of water in aur basement . <br /> In the fall of 1988 we started to do some reshaping of the <br /> landscaping. This involved taking out sod (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 on the north. During this time we <br /> also decided to see if we Could part: our motoncome on the <br /> west side of the house instead of in the driveway. That fall <br /> and the following 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 solved. <br /> We then derided that we should paint the house before adding <br /> a deck:. to replace 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 projects. <br /> So spring of, 1'389 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 /> injuring it quite badly. That stopped the painting for a <br /> whiled 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 motorhome <br /> because of the large amount ---f water that flews through that <br /> area. We fear that the water would undermine a solid cement <br /> pad for parting. 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 projects have tat.-.-en so long and have been <br /> embarrassed at . the unfinished loots 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 /> Gtu� �• J$-v <br /> ri <br /> ,3S a3 - � • <br />