3509 SHORE AVE 2016-01-01 MF Import

, -ro �� h^ILE �..- �l-1th;/�6-� �._ � . ?•ir. tierb Boushey ��''�L-��"�5 1�-��Z� FqOM Lloyd Benriinq—. J' t . w DATC � ��. y �� April 13, 1970 � r -�� sue��cr -�� -. . G�TY OF CVEPEiC [yERCTL WASNINGTON DRJ�IN�iGE PRCI�LF.Ff -3509 SHnR� 1��+PN[�' AA]� VICINITY--MP.. 1�p;1KINSC�N I have now had an or:`o"'tun3.ty to ohserve the drafnage problem on I the subject property--,,t least as much as cdn be seen from the top I of the bsnk. To begin with I havo some quest{on„ FIrn� lar.ge a drainaqe area is involved? How lona has this system been in a��zyice and who installed it? tIave you had comnlaints from tlie pr.eviou:: owmer of the property7 The reason for my questions is that I don 't �tifnk trte problem is as serious as either you or t<.r, Tonkinson have imolied. Tt�e Tonkin3on's have ju�t recently acquired the property, that is in the last few I long anougi�tofkna•+ whether tbcrc isAa serious �erosionhaction3ta}-.ing place. IIuyinq pronerty on a steen bank like that, the•� must have Irealized that tlier.e �,rould bn so�� sluffing off. Even if there is a ser.ious problem, I wonder w]iether the Cit}� should �3ecept the resnonsibi.lity, nid thc City mal•e the initial installation? I doubt it very much, if th� area w<zs in the Count}� when the system was installed, did the County acce.r.t the re^non,ihility? t�Ihy shoulcl we accept the resnonsi.bility? After contemplatinq your suqqr_stion of hool;inq into the sanitary se�aer system, I have concluded that t1�3.s is out of the cPiestion (ann ttr. Colvin agrees) , The City has not nermittrd this ir. the p3st and I feel should not be permitted in the future. Ivhere we have the ::e�arated system we shoulft insist on keepinR it �enarated, IP you modify tlte policy for one party, you have to modify it for all_ Then where do you draw tlie line. �[4e �iave to he consi.;tent. IIesiden if thn_ ta,}; force ft�d is going to '}rit up here nhortly gets moving we may have a separated stort� sewer. system bef.ore too many year.^,. I I'� rather not 'advise" you on the Shore Avenuc situation, but I will ma3:e a ouggestion. !ty sugqestion would be that if you think the City has any rc�sp�nsibility at all, which I question, you should go out there and put in sone stalce:� or other narkings . Thc.n sit baek and ohseroe whxt erosion ta);es place over a per.iod of ti*ne. Somehow I thiny, you need to measure how serious tl�e sitvation is F;RC3 har fast it is chanqina. Oniy after you've mr_asured the cr.osion that occ�.irG over. a rainy season or through a heavy rain can you determine itn serirni�ness . I reelize I haven't Ueen of too much heln hut mavbe it's some "food for thottght", 29/13 I I i i I