215 W MUKILTEO BLVD 2018-01-02 MF Import

��C�� r' � 05 ��<�a� February 9, 1985 ......__ CITY OF EVERETT Pn!'�c V�'�rks De,r.t. City of F.verett City Hall Everett, WA 98201 Attention: Larry Crawford Dept. of Public S9orks Dear Sir: I wish to notify the City of Everett of my objection to the City's approval of a permit allowing Our Savior's Lutheran Church to remove trees and undergrowth from within and near the Dogwood Elm Drainage Basin in the City of Everett. Our family home is located on the top of the ravine and drainage basin and we are extremely concerned about the effect of deforestation and actual removal of root systems and foliage on the erosion patterns in the drainage basin area. On December 26, 1989, we contacted Our Savior's Lutheran Church about some tree-cutting across the ravine and we were advised that the Church had arranged to trim out some of the Alder trees on their property. It was not until this last week-end that we learned of a Church plan to cut all of the Alder trees on Church property� including property to the North of the drainage basin which abuts our real propert}>. in examining closely the cutting patterns which have occurred to date, it appears that the Church has removed a number of Alder trees on the bank of the drainage basin and much of the undergrowth which grew there prior to their excavation. As residents on the drainage basin, we are most concerned �bout the delicacy of the ravine and the stability of our home in light of the activities which have occurred to date. Over the past eight years, the ravine and bank have been relatively stable, however, it may not continue to be so in the future without the plant life to reduce the erosion and to absorb the run-off which at times is heavy. It is our intention to secure some expert assistance to evaliiate the potential danger to our home as a result of the Church's intended activities and to do what is necessary r.o insure its structural integrity. � � H H HM H �N t� .a 6 � H �z �� �N �� � M � � . � � a'� N N � �