Nancy & Clay: I spoke with Roy today and asked him to fax me (this evening) a (hard to read) document in his possession which he believes is a drainage easement along their rear property
line. Here are his other comments:

*	He has gotten the idea that the Town is going to install the drainage improvements including a new wall. 
*	He wants the new wall located on the rear property line and built up to be level with their back yard. 
*	He expects the Wismers to be unhappy with this prospect which would involve filling in the existing swale. 
*	His primary concern is that the Town will propose a drainage plan that cuts into his existing driveway and backyard.

 

 Attached is the exhibit we discussed for an inlet/pipe on the Wismer property. Here is the approach we would propose:

 

*	Meet with the Wismers and present the attached options. Determine their preferred option and what landscape improvements will be needed.
*	Meet with the Swoffords and recommend that they implement alternative 1 below:

1)     Rebuild their wall in its existing location and leave the existing swale. In this event, the Town will not require any drainage improvements in the easement on their property.
In addition, they will not lose any driveway or rear yard. Perhaps we can help them find a structural engineer who will provide a simple, affordable bag-wall detail so they can permit
it.

2)     If they elect to rebuild their wall on the property line, the Town will require them to install drainage improvements on top if there is a drainage easement (e.g. curb on driveway,
concrete flume across grass) and get written consent from the Wismers regardless of the drainage easement (to remove the existing lower RR wall which criss-crosses the property line).


*	Meet with the property owner to the north of Wismer and get a right-of-entry to perform some minor work on and next to the stamped concrete flume.
*	Get three bids for the preferred Wismer option and award to the low bidder.
*	Install the drainage improvements as soon as possible.

 

This is a compromise approach for both the Wismers and Swoffords which is the result of a mess created by the builders. The Wismers get runoff from the Swoffords directed away from the
back yard. The Swoffords get to build the wall where they were originally planning to and get some resource help with the wall permit. This approach works even if the document we receive
from the Swoffords isn’t a drainage easement.

 

If the Swoffords don’t have a drainage easement, decide to push alternative 2, and find a way to implement it, a rear yard swale would need to be added in the future along the rear of
the Wismers (in the alley easement).

 

We have called a local contractor we know (Tri-Con) to get an estimate for the Wismer options. We’d be pleased to assist with the property owner meetings.

 

I’ll be available on my cell up to 10 a.m. tomorrow morning.

 

Regards, Bruce