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a person robs a bank, we expect him to be punished because he broke a law. Doesn't the same apply with other laws? When I spoke with the Department of Fisheries, they expressed frustration with the City for not holding to the buffer zone. They feel the City is too lax in controlling the building around the streams and that attitude comes directly from your office. i sincerely hope that is not true. There are �wo beautiful big trees in the City right of way in front of this property. I am now told that his permit allows him to take down these trees, if he wishes, and of course he wishes because he is advertising his homes as havinc a view of the Cascades. Again, no one has ever talked with us about this possibility. Those trees were planted, with the City's Nermission, over twenty years ago by three of our daughters and the mother of our neighbor. The two `amilies nurtured the trees until they now tower over the houses. Our daughters grew up with them and until the construction, their chiidrer played in them. This has been very traumatic for the children, young and older. Couldn't someone have at least talked with us? We have trees on our property which biock the view from some of his houses. Is he going to be given authority to cut them down too. I am told that another area of concern would take legislative action. The issue is the ordinance that sets the hours for construction work. In all of the cities and towns where I have had construction projects, the hours are usually seven or eight a.m. to five or six in the evening. I feei that seven a. m. to ten p.m., the hours of work in Everett, is unacceptable, especially in residential neighborhoods. How can children be expec;ed to get up in the morning for school, when heavy equipment is operating until ten p.m. in the lot next door? For that matter, how can adults function when they are disturbed until that late? Citizens should be allowed some "down time" to watch television, read to their children, or talk with friends, without the noise pollution of construction machinery. Please ccnsider making a change to this ordinance, at least in residential areas. I am only one individuai; however, i know I am not the only citizen with the above feelings and concerns. I am not against progress. I am not against the building of new homes. I am against misusing our natural resources. I am against government workers who show favoritism to developers or adopt an atlitude of complacency. I am against elected officials who allow the government to play favorites with no regard to the rights and needs of other citizens. I hope you will respond to my concerns. I will be very disappointed if you fit in the above category. This letter will serve as o�cial notice to the City of Everett that if our property is adversely affected by the City's approval of the work taking place on lots 1 through 7 and 13 through 24 of Smiths 1st add to Lowell, Block 034 D-00 (West side of 5600 block of South 3rd Avenue), including but not limited to the waiver of the waterw3y buffer, we will hold the City of Everett liable. SINCERELY, C��T�^� ��,L�fl�� Gladys Bismore Cc: Everett City Council members