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Matthew S. Hemsley <br />4620 Moorland Avenue <br />Edina, MN 55424 <br />July 21, 2017 <br />City of Orono <br />2750 Kelley Parkway <br />Orono, MN 55356 <br />Attn: Dennis Walsh, Mayor <br />Doug Reeder, Interim City Administrator <br />Jeremy Barnhart, Community Development Director <br />Melanie Curtis, Planning Assistant <br />City of Wayzata <br />600 Rice Street East <br />Wayzata, MN 55391 <br />Attn: Ken Willcox, Mayor <br />Jeffrey Dahl, City Manager <br />Jeff Thomson, Director of Planning and Building <br />Re: 649 Ferndale Road West Property <br />Detachment from Orono/Annexation by Wayzata <br />Ladies and Gentlemen: <br />My wife, Maria, and I own residential property on the north side of Ferndale road at the <br />boundary between Orono and Wayzata. The address is 649 Ferndale Road West. The <br />property is comprised of four tax parcels—two in Orono (02-117-23-44-0003 and 01-117-23-33- <br />0015) and two in Wayzata (01-117-23-33-0016 and 01-117-23-33-0014). A map showing the <br />four is enclosed. I am planning to do substantial work at the home and would ideally prefer to <br />work with only one set of city regulations, permits, etc. Accordingly, and before I begin the <br />permitting for that work, I am seeking to have the two Orono parcels detached from Orono and <br />annexed by Wayzata. <br />As some of you are aware, I and/or my representatives have discussed this with Mayor <br />Walsh and Orono city staff as well as with Mr. Thomson at Wayzata. My attorney, Charlie <br />Carpenter (of the Minneapolis law firm of Fabyanske, Westra, Hart & Thomson), has also been <br />in contact with your city attorneys, Soren Mattick and David Schelzel. Per those various <br />communications, I understand there is support for my proposal. I also understand that in order <br />to formally begin the process in each of your cities, I need to submit a written request. Please <br />accept this letter as my request for the detachment and annexation described above. <br />