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Police City Of Pequot City Hall 218-568-8111 Lakes 218-568-5222 Fax 218-568-5647 Fax 218-568-5860 1 d@ e uotlakes-mn. ov = - p 4638 County Road 11 p p q g _ Pequot Lakes,MN 56472 cityhall @pequotlakes-mn.gov www.pequotlakes-mn.gov August 23, 2007 Janet Conwell 18768 Twin Lakes Road Elk River, MN 55330 Dear Mrs. Conwell: Yesterday our City Planner, Charles Marohn, and I visited your property to obtain his opinions on how to proceed with some type of landscaping as we discussed on Monday. These are his suggestions: 1. The area from the lake to the hill is a transition area from the muck in the lake to the higher ground at the hill. This is organic matter that has built up over time. Due to the lack of rain this summer, this area appears to be somewhat dry. Under normal precipitation conditions,this area could be quite a bit spongier. He does not recommend adding black dirt to flatten the area out, as it will be absorbed into the ground and the ground will return to its present, unstable state in as little as 2 years. 2. Along the shoreline, deep-rooted plants should be planted to gain stability and halt further erosion. 3. The first thing you should do is decide how you want to use this area. We noticed the fire pit. You could build an above-ground patio near the fire pit with a walkway to the dock. The walkway could be constructed out of decking material or wood chips. A storage building could be built to hold your recreation equipment, such as fishing poles, etc. The patio, storage building, fire pit and any other structures would need to be outside the 75-foot setback from the lake. 4. As we discussed, the best thing to do for the hillside would be to plant native, deep-rooted plants to hold the bank in place and reduce erosion. 5. You could either construct above-ground steps or in-ground steps down the path. That would also reduce erosion.