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March 24,2015
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Oak Park Heights City Council 4
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Dear Mayor and Council:
-5 I am writing this letter on behalf of Al and Georgann Palmer. The Palmers own the property at 5625 Oakgreen Ave-
nue. Their family has owned and occupied the property for three generations since the 1950's. Last Fall you approved
a 13 lot, single family subdivision for the site. It is of record,with the city,that there have been storm/ground water
issues with some of the homes directly south of the Palmer property in a plat called Valley Point, 2nd Addition. The
plat and grading plan for that property,from1990, limited the water runoff from the Palmer site to a swale in a 15 foot
public drainage and utility easement between lots 4 & 5 of Block 1. There is no way of knowing if that swale was ever
constructed properly but today the easement is encroached upon by two fences and the grade is more than a foot higher
than the original design. In no way did the Palmers create these drainage issues. They were created 25 years ago when
Valley Point 2nd Addition was developed and the infrastructure was designed and installed.
r The Palmer Property development was carefully engineered to ensure that less land would drain to the area in which
there have been issues. In fact,the design has reduced the amount of land that drains to that location by 27%. The
amount of water, i.e.the volume,has been reduced to that area by 21%in the 100 year event. The rate at which the
water flows to that area has been reduced by 19%for the 100 year event. In short,the design of the Palmer Plat will
not contribute to the existing issues,it will help.
v. As a part of the Developer Agreement for the Palmer property,you will notice that there is a condition that a drainage
pipe be installed from a manhole in the heart of the Valley Point 2nd Addition through that neighborhood to the point
at which the Palmer Property drains. To do so,that is approximately a$62,000 project. The Palmers have not created
this problem. They have proposed a design standard that will reduce the runoff to the"problem" location. If it is
deemed that this drainage pipe installation is in the best interest of the public,then we respectfully request that it be
funded by the public,not the Palmers. At a minimum,we ask that there be some level of support at or exceeding 50%
of the cost.
41 Al and Georgann continue to be proud residents of Oak Park Heights and we feel it is not right to have one resident pay
the way for public benefit to others. Thank you for considering our request.
Sincerely,
Mick Lynskey
CONTACT.MICK LYNSKEY
651.439.1412 • FAX 651.439.8071
PO BOX 36 • 118 S.MAIN ST. • STILLWATER,MINNESOTA 55082
LYNSKEYCLARK.COM
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