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asr:ing questions he got rude and threatered to cail the police. I encourayed him to do just that, he told me to get off thz
<br /> property, so I came home and called the police. T police called me oack and said they had confirmation bout the�vetlands
<br /> and would make the man stop the clearing. They did, nothing happened for few years other than the continuing erosion
<br /> damaged. the city then came in and put up markers where the protected wetlands were and there was to be no clearing
<br /> in those areas.
<br /> Over the next few years, new home were going in north of the this property, in taking out the trees they had, my renter
<br /> lost a great deal of their privacy, the new homes looked right into the yard and front room window. She moved out in
<br /> 2009. I called the city again, I was told that the property had sold and that they were gong to build 8 units on the land.
<br /> And now all the wetland signs had been removed. I have never been notifed that the wetland on my property had becn
<br /> reclassified, if so when I had to rebuild my fence I would have build it on my iot line.
<br /> ?nings jusc kept yetting werse as far as the erosion and the overtzking of the blackberries and other weeds. The ya�d an
<br /> the north side of r:+y property is always wet, it was alrcost impossible to maintain due to the wetness.
<br /> This year things really went bad, I came home one day and sav� peop�e clearing in this lot again, I slowed down to see
<br /> what was going on then came hoine, I was goino to call the police ayain. But almos` �s soon as I got inside, a man came
<br /> to the door and introduced himselF to me as]effrey Grey, the contractor who had b. - �ht this lot. this lot runs from Holly
<br /> Street west to+he next street. I explained what I had alrea�iy gone through and advised him of the protec�ed wetlands,
<br /> he said he knew nothing about the wetlands and would check into it. He also advise me at that time, he was not going to
<br /> be building right away due to funding. He did assure me that he would replace the trees and corred the problem, he
<br /> would make sure things were right.
<br /> A few months later, late J�ly or August, I am driving home and see that almost all the trees on my north property v�ere
<br /> now gone, the property has been surveyed and marked. I see that they have cicared about five feet of my north �roperty
<br /> line and the ground level is now way below my the bottom of my fence, the land on the north side of my fence is about a
<br /> foot or mcre lower than the original level of the land. I am not a happy camper at this point.
<br /> l"hen the contractor brings in truck loads of dirt and build the ground on just that property about 3-4 feet, there is no
<br /> type of retainer, just the property line tape I ran when I tool pictures.The builders have not got one of the hvo building
<br /> fremed, and the forms and foundation for the building just north of my property line are ready to start framing. If you
<br /> were to look at tnis property from Holly looking west, you would see a difference of 3-4 in the level. Now I will admit I am
<br /> not an engineer, but I think a school kid couid tell you there is going to be a problem when the winds and rains come -
<br /> which they did this weekend. I finally got Jeffrey Gray to call me back, only to tell me he had sold the property to Seattle
<br /> Pacific Homes, and I need to contact the,
<br /> I called the phone number I have for Mr. Gray, who finally calls me back and tells me he sold the property to Seattle
<br /> Pacific Homes. I have left them an email message on their website. I also called my insurance agent who advises me that
<br /> if a tree falls they will cover that, but if there is any type of Flooding or water damage I am not covered for that.
<br /> Now beside that fact that my property is now being destroyed by the erosion, I am rather concerned about the clearing of
<br /> the wetlands. I am wondering who exactly is responsible for this. Is it the city for permitting this to happen and not
<br /> notifying me if the wetland had been reclassified, is it just the builder's responsibility?The reason I have sent this email
<br /> to all of you is because when I call, I just keep getting told you need to mntact this department, not you need to contact
<br /> this department.
<br /> II do have a message form years aqo from a gentleman who does confirm there is a buffer on the north side of my
<br /> � property. When was that changed and why. I would like to kno�� iF an environmental impact study was done and how can
<br /> I obtain a copy.
<br /> I would like someone to contact me regarding this immediately, after you have viewed the situation. I can make
<br /> arrangements to meet at the propert�.
<br /> Respectfully, �
<br /> Sue Holmstrom
<br /> 10315 DAkota Way atB
<br /> Everett, WA. 98204
<br /> Phonr 925 6454 953,
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