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o �6�Od� L�i '-"' F E B- 6 1996 ................. . CITY OF EVERE?7 Public Works Dept, City of Everett Public Works Larry Crawford, Director Engineering & Public Services Mr. Crawford: January 28, 1996 Joe Pentz 481G So 3rd Ave Everett, WA 98203 339-1185 On Nov. 17th, while working on a project to enhance our property, my son was confronted by an employee of your office. He was informed that to continue this project we would be required to procure a"public works permit." Z have a problem with paying for a permit to improve City property, for various'reasons. 1. The area in front of my home, which my son and I hTv�eeb�gun to improve, is in fact city of Everett property. My p p Y line is 20 feet west up the hill. Access Yo my house fronting So. 3rd Ave. is across city property. Over the period of the 13 years i have lived here, I have encountered a number of controversies regarding this fact. My first effort at improving access to the front of my house (railroad tie banked parkiny and concrete stairs) was thwarted by a city employee warning that I had no right to change the structure of city right of way, in 1985. Then in 1987 a block grant road improvement project significantly changed the structure of the city right of way, (for the better), for 70� of the project area. From 41st St. to 52nd So. 2nd and 3rd Ave. Aowever, no improvements in access were made for my property. 2, in fact, in 1994 "No Parking on Ped. Paths" signs were installed - �•irtually wiping out parkinq on my side of the street. This is contrary toofhletterrenclosed,City Project Engineer Andy Gerst. Copy 3. The city's installation of a Pedestrian Path and consequent arbitrary decision to delete parking on the west side of So. 3rd is an Unfair action which significantly devalues my property. Z fail to understand how the city can expect me to pay for a �t � � . . . ��_ �I /�?v� --- �, __-�,�, � ,: ;: � ;- ,.� . .