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Augtut 24, 1978 <br />Mr. and NIr�. J. Taro <br />A414 H�ech 8tr�et {1/ <br />�veren, wa.i,�c� 98209 <br />D�ar NIr. cnd Mrs. Taro� <br />In r��pcxue W y+►ur complatnt lut wlnter end contirmin� mY <br />eartler conwr�atlon with Mra. Taro, lt 1s aur positim that <br />the Clty ot Everett !r not rsepondbb :ar meietalning dralna�� <br />acro�� your j,orcFertq. Our poslLlon ie beued on a r�vbw of the <br />hietory of the �1ralnage in quee!!un and the applfcatfon o�' an <br />attorney's opfniou on thln and other drainege probleau. <br />Fraan wha: vro haw breu sblu to debrmlc�s, th� natw'al drainaBe, <br />far tlu e�rouuding +u'�s, finvred drnvn in !h� viclnity of yaur <br />pt}rIpperty prlor to �d{e,vel��'�n1iene of the area� In 1847, We Plat of <br />v1`g� ���Vll �%i� 4�F was detroloped and the demslopsr <br />i119:i� il �t0![ri dt'aiQ Ilj�/tAbA1 �►i1�C}f :[1Q1qdQd fhH Qtlt:Sli HRd <br />drralna� acros� your pcerp�rty. Normally wt+�n drain syst�m� <br />ere Conetrucbd fa: a p'lat !n this manner, ths ouKa1L are dU- <br />charaed fnto t6s e�d�ting natural dralnage �yntem snd we b�l�eve <br />thir to b� the caee on your property. B1nds Ihs drainage syRtem <br />waa ln�tnll�d by a pri�ate devsloper. the reeponslbillty f�' ivvain- <br />bsrtance al aech �e�ment of tt►� �ystem reste, in thl� caN. alth <br />the owner ot the prop�rty acrw� ahich sach segment lles. Hence, <br />when the County aocepted tht plat. they becam�e respo�uibL for <br />malntainlnQ all poa�t9on� of the drainaga syntem whlch lfes withln <br />tht publlc rlaht of wqy. Cors�etpondinB�Y. the a+'�rs of propsrty <br />Rcros� whlch ofner portlone at the drnin�aige ryotem 11n were and <br />are responsib�e for maintaining ihose portion. which croe� thelr <br />property. The ��tty ef Everett assuzned responeibillty. lfrom the <br />County, for maintaining the paa'tions within the rlght of way when <br />ths ar�a wa� arnsxed in 1858. <br />'L <br />� <br />l") <br />f�l <br />ti �--� <br />-a � <br />�� <br />N S <br />m <br />�o <br />mo <br />n <br />03 <br />rn <br />-� z <br />_ -� <br />m <br />o z <br />c <br />�_ <br />—1 N <br />< <br />o� <br />��-� <br />_ <br />m� <br />� <br />G <br />�m <br />C N <br />m N <br />2 C') <br />-r r <br />m <br />A <br />:_ <br />a <br />a <br />-� <br />_ <br />� <br />_ <br />0 <br />-� <br />n <br />rn <br />