No Date Psyk Ltr Surface Water
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Douglas and Beatrice Psyk
11420 54th Street N.E.
Albertville, MN 55301
Mayor and City Council
City of Albertville
Dear Mr. Mayor and Council Persons:
I received a letter from City Administrator Powers dated June 23, 1994 which asked that we not be
placed on the City Council agenda for final plat approval until some unspecified time in the future
when the Wright County Soil and Water Conservation District completes its delineation of the
wetlands on the property owned by Clemens Marx. Any such determination, however, is irrelevant
and has no bearing whatsoever on the plat of Psyk's 6th Addition.
As I am sure you are aware, there have been substantial discussions with regard to the handling of
surface water in the plat. Substantial time and expense has gone into developing a plan which not
only prevents any increase in the amount of surface water which drains into the Marx property or
increases the rate of such discharge, but in fact, markedly reduces both amount and flow of all
surface water drainage. Thore Meyer of Meyer-RohIin addresses this issue in two letters to Bob
Robertson, the City Engineer. These letters were dated May 27 and June 9, 1994. For your ready
reference, I am enclosing copies of each of these letters. It is clear from reviewing these letters that
all the questions raised regarding drainage or surface water as a result of the construction of the 6th
Addition have been addressed and any conceivable impact on the Marx's property and the wetlands
contained therein eliminated. The history of these discussions also makes it abundantly clear that no
reasonable action on my part will satisfy Mr. Marx. I would like to point out that the reason for
developing the 6th Addition addition at this time is solely the imposition of special assessments by
the City in order to facilitate the construction of the sewer intercepter line. Although it is true that
this line provides access to services for our parcel, it is also true that the timing of the project and
the related special assessments forced us to accelerate our desired timetable for developing our
property.
At the present time we fmd ourselves in a position of incurring substantial expenses for interest on
the special assessments and a need for cash flow to pay the annual installments. Any delays
approving the fmal plat will make the completion of construction of the 6th Addition impossible
during the 1994 construction season. Should such delays occur, we will seek abatement of all
penalty, interest and principal payment on the special assessments. So there is no misunderstanding,
please be advised that we will take all possible legal steps to obtain this relief if the approval of the
plat and completion of the improvements in the 6th Addition is delayed.
I am therefore requesting that this matter be placed on the City Council agenda at the earliest
possible date.
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Douglas Psyk
cc: George. C. MacDonald