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I I I I I I I I I I I I appropriation permit will also be required if any de-watering or pumping is conducted in conjunction with the excavation. A permit from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is also required. City Staff recommends approval of the request contingent upon the applicant obtaining all other necessary permits. Citizen Input Greg Matuseski, 8840 181st Avenue N.W. stated he can hear machines for ~i~ the day. He said he did not feel Mr. Enstrom was following the first permit properly:: Matuseski stated he called the City and reported that the City stated that Mr. Enstrom c ~ever he wants ~nclud~ng d~gg~ng until 10:30 p.m. Mr. Matuseski smd he has n~!jeen n d that any inspections have been conducted on the digging done so far. ~e;~,~d the pe~i! up as of · . . ~2~ ?. .... . October 31, and Mr. Enstrom was st~ll &gg~ng today· Mr. ~e§ki smd ~t ~s dlffi : enjoy ~,~¢,;f~ .'~': thepeace and qmet of the country. He would, at..least ?e qmet on. weekends?~,also. ~i~;7~: ~ noted that Mr. Enstrom does not have a pumping DNR said that ~f Mr. E~:~0m. '~::;~'*~'~: Mr. Matuseski stated pumps from pond to pond, he does not need a that when Mr. Enstrom was first digging, he pumped ditch and continued that for 2 years. He questioned why the City doesn't seem to project closer. Mark Dahlheimer, 8820 181st Avenue N.~. ~ property 2erties to the west of Mr. Enstrom. He agreed with the concerns ~i:~goiced. Mr. Dahlheimer stated the pump runs 24 hours per day. He said he doesn't ~ mu~h';~':~!;O:~,worI~;~nd the little time he is home, he heark the pump running. He noted ~a ne~ ~: on recently, which helps the noise. Mr. Dahlheimer ~sai'~-..he has been'!~i t with t~"'DNR, and he said theY are concerned about the Envi ,~pact Sm b reported that the DNR is concerned that the watershed district s~¢~id":'be br°~t in. He d like to see a master plan of what will be done in the future. H~'i:~'~ he does ~2~ one draW~?d it does look nice. He questioned who w~ll mmntmn the at~e~::~d who w~f~Gha~¢::pe,.r~,,,~ss!On to use the hiking trml. He asked where the trml would start ari~ii~pp. ~:~:~'D ~as told that Mr. Enstrom could dig 4 to 6 feet deep, and the DNR sai'~esi'~?;¢elow that li~i~i'' He said the'slopes are greater than What the permit allo~i~i:ii~!~0nder~SP has been notified of this project near their towers· Another concern hebroug~t~:~p.';mas that:~¢~nstrom ~s supposed to seed and mulch and has not done that ev,en:mthe completed'~as. There;:~e no saved trees, and Mr. Enstrom was supposed to save s0he:'' Mr. Dahlheimer ~d he wi~d to see the permit followed. John Enstmm, property Q~er, stated he has proven instances where he had the majority of the City and'2Met:Council s~i~h Minneapolis view the project. He said that anyone that has seen it has commente~ o,n ~:,;excellent ,t ~s. He has a s~gned permit from the DNR from 4 years ago. He commented{i~':(}~'~is is not a wetland. He explained that all the soils he mines and any produce is kept as, an organic farm. He stated that any trees that were taken out were undesirable. Smaller trees were used as firewood and larger trees have been used as hardwood for homeowners. He said he has sold mulch back to the City of Ramsey. He explained his topsoil is shipped over 18 states. He added that he has run ads in local papers to sell the topsoil and with it, the buyer would get one of the trees he removed for free. Many of these trees were Planning Commission/November 5, 2001 Page 5 of 20 -23-