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,~r,e 2fi, ]020 <br /> <br />Mr. Lloyd Schnell, City Administrator <br />Ramsey City Hall <br />Ramsey, Minnesota <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Schnell: <br /> <br />This letter is to express our concern about a problem we have Been having with ?~ <br />frequent visits to our yard by a herd of pigs. In late fall of 1978 we chased <br />two pigs back to a fenced-in area owned By Dan Laws. <br /> <br />In 1979 pigs from this herd gave us the displeasure of their company 4 times. The <br />fourth time we came home on a Sunday evening in early September after Being <br />gone for the weekend. Pigs had almost totally demolished our vegetable garden and <br />destroyed most of our flower Beds. The lawn was trampled and required several <br />hours of work to restore it to a reasonable condition. Manure was evident in <br />various places and had to be cleaned up. <br /> <br />We visited Dan Laws that evening but were unable to get any useful information <br />from him. We called the police who were very cordial and understanding. The <br />officers said they would get in touch with the owner and get Back to us. <br />On Monday I came home from work and the pigs were still out. I again called <br />the police and found out the attempts to contact the owner hadn't been successful. <br />We had spent most of Sunday and Monday evenings chasing the pigs from our yard. <br />At one point the boar had to be convinced to leave with a very sturdy 2 X 4. <br /> <br />Police officers came out to our house on numerous occasions during this pork <br />spree. We were assured a number of times that someone would get back to us and <br />let us know what was the outcome of this hog escapade. Noone came to give us <br />any information and when I called the city hall to find out what had happened, <br />I was told that whoever could help me was out. <br /> <br />On Tuesday, June 17, 1980 some pigs again made their presence known. We called <br />the police and. in the meantime sent them on their way. Officer Anderson <br />came to our house twice during the evening in response to our calls. The pigs <br />(their numbers kept increasing throughout the evening) had to be chased <br />away quite a few times during that evening. Wednesday evening we noticed <br />damage had been done ~o one of our flower beds. O~ of our neighbors had noticed <br />a cou~e of pigs at our place that day. <br /> <br />We feel we have been quite patient throughout all this. We have no objection <br />to anyone raising pigs in the area, however,.we do not appreciate these pigs <br />running through our yard and damaging our lawn and gardens. <br /> <br />Also, between the pig lot and our <br />Many children play in the park. <br />hurt a small child. <br /> <br />place is the park for Ramsey' Terrace. <br />An antagonized pig or pigs could seriously <br /> <br />It is our hope that by bringing this to your attention this problem can be <br />resolved. Please feel free to contact us if you wish more information on this <br />matter. Also, we have taken pictures· of some of the d~=ge caused by the last <br />2 episodes. <br /> <br />Respectful, //~ <br /> <br />14249 Junkite Street N.W. <br />Home phone: 421-9455 A1 at work: 333-1515 <br /> <br /> <br />