From: Gabe Shrock

Sent: Mon Apr 15 15:49:58 2019

To: Gerald Fisher

Subject: City Drainage Problem

Importance: Normal

Attachments: water meter.jpg; rain water.mov; IMG_1007.JPG; IMG_1004.JPG; IMG_1010 - Copy.JPG;

Dear Mr. Fisher,

My name is Gabe Shrock. I live in Molalla at 741 Trinity Court, in the Trinity Estates subdivision. I stopped by city hall last week to figure out how I should talk to and I was given your name. I believe you are aware of some of the problems the Trinity Estates HOA has had with the neighboring homeowners, Pete and Bev White. I am having a new issue and am hoping you or someone at the city would be able to help. The Whites have directed a lot of rain water from their backyard onto my property. I believe they have a sump pump in their backyard that pumps it onto mine. You can hear the pump turn on even when it is not raining and see a flow of water onto my property. As far as I understand city code, they are not allowed to pump water onto my property. Especially since their house is brand new and should follow all current city codes. It is to my understanding that the water must be dealt with on their own property. They should have it pumped into the storm drain system. During a rain storm, my driveway gets a lot of extra water and dirt washing onto it. They also added asphalt and bark chips to tract B (which is owned by the HOA), without getting permission, which created more flooding along my fence line. Now my water meter is 6" under water to the top of the concrete box during a rain storm. The Whites were asked about the drainage problem by the HOA and were unwilling to help solve the problem. Is there something the city can do to help? I have attached some pictures to show what I am talking about. You can see the trench that is created from the water flowing from their backyard into mine. The video shows water flowing into my yard when it is not even raining. I would be willing to meet someone out there and show what I am talking about or feel free to call me at 503-710-7610.

Sincerely,

Gabe Shrock