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-- CITY of ORONO <br /> � ��1 ,��� -� MunlclpatolBces <br /> Post Office Box 66 <br /> w i ✓ i Crystal Bay,Minnesota 553234066 <br /> �: <br /> �ArkSH�g' <br /> March 24, 1993 <br /> Mr. Jeffrey J. Marshall <br /> 4784 North Shore Drive <br /> Orono, Minnesota 55364 <br /> Dear Mr. Marshall: <br /> Your proposed acquisition and use of City owned property raises several concerns and potential <br /> conflicts with municipal ordinances. The subject property consists of an undeveloped 33' road <br /> right-of-way and a former tax forfeited property acquired by the City in 1970 from the State <br /> Land Department for drainage purposes. <br /> The City reviews all tax forfeit lands to determine their suitability for any public purpose prior <br /> to the release for sale to the private sector. Lot 10, Block 6, Bergquist and Wicklund's Park, <br /> Hennepin County, Minnesota (PIN 07-117-23 32 0023)was acquired by the City for lake access <br /> purposes. The specific conveyance document noted the purpose as "lake access lanes". In Mr. <br /> Gerhardson's preliminary comments to you, he suggested that the property serves no public <br /> purpose due to the extreme slopes making property unsuitable for building. In a recent <br /> conversation with Mr. Gerhardson, he confirmed that if the road right-of-way and Lot 10 were <br /> to be released, a drainage easement would be taken over the entire property because of the heavy <br /> flow of drainage from the adjacent county road. <br /> Lot 10 is substandard and would never be released for sale as a potential buildable site. The <br /> City consistently releases lots such as this only to adjacent property owners. Such lots are not <br /> released to owners of properties across a roadway, particularly a county roadway. <br /> The plan to use the property for lake access raises several concerns. A major one being the <br /> need for you to cross the county road every time you seek access to the lake or your lakeshore <br /> property. That specific section of county road is dangerous because of the sharp curve and the <br /> limited sighting distance created by the steep topographies on both the north and south side of <br /> the county road. Staff would not recommend approval of such a pattern of use based on the <br /> general public's safety, health and welfare. <br /> TELEPHONE-473-7357 9 FAX-473-0510 <br />