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November 7, 1989 city Council Ramsey, Minnesota Re: State of Minnesota v. Benedict Gorecki Case No. K2-89-011475 Violation of Ramsey City Ordinance 170.015F Dear Council Members: Outside Services, Inc. is operating the business of landscaping, tree maintenance and firewood from the property in question. Outside Services leases the property from Benedict Gorecki. In the operation of this business, it is necessary to have supplies of crushed rock, black dirt, landscape woodchips, saw logs, drying firewood, as well as firewood ready for market including bundled firewood. Benedict Gorecki received the enclosed letter dated May 30, 1989. The second letter was received dated June 30, and in October, he was served with the enclosed Complaint. The firewood portion of the business has been in existence there since 1983. I am sure the Council understands that firewood has to dry for a period of a year to two or three. In this particular operation, those trees taken by the business which are smaller than 6 inches are processed into woodchips; the logs larger than 6 inches are cut into 16-inch pieces, then piled and allowed to #dry out" or season for a period of one to two or three years, depending on their size, after which time they are ready for market. This is the process that has been going on at this particular property since 1983. It is a very material part of the business and it is not "debris, refuse or garbage." As you will note in the Complaint, it speaks of ~raw wood products in an open area not properly contained or stored." I have no idea what is meant by that because obviously this firewood has to be stored outside and I know of no regulations which were in place prior to the adoption of the ordinance apparently referred to. The area is enclosed within a six-foot cyclone fence. Enclosed for your information is a copy of the consent of neighbors which speaks for itself, that this is not considered distasteful by any of the neighbors.