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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,February 8,2021 <br /> 6:03 p.m. <br /> 19. LA20-000048-TIMOTHY WHITTEN O/B/O I.JACOBS/A.JACOBS REVOCABLE <br /> TRUST, 1700 SHORELINE DRIVE,PRELIMINARY PLAT-RESOLUTION—Continued <br /> Crosby noted there is a boat over in that area. <br /> Mrs.Burwell said,the community docks over at Heritage. <br /> Crosby replied no,near the float plane he has seen a boat there before. <br /> Mrs.Burwell asked if he meant the Stevenson's? <br /> Crosby does not know. <br /> Mrs. Burwell stated the Stevenson's over by Bracketts Point,and that is part of the Green Trees <br /> development. She said the Stevenson's have a parcel but the Wilsons do not put a boat over there because <br /> the crossing is so dangerous with cars coming across the roadway. The Stevenson's have even indicated <br /> that they would be more than happy to move from Green Trees to be able to be on the lake because of the <br /> danger of crossing with their three sons. <br /> Crosby asked if Mrs.Burwell keeps a boat on the lake. <br /> Mrs.Burwell replied they do on Tanager Lake and to that degree she would like to address that she owns <br /> a property on Green Trees and took the house down. By ordinance or whatever the Orono rules are, she is <br /> not allowed to have a dock there because she does not have a structure on it. She has a lot of lakeshore on <br /> Tanager but she is not allowed to have a dock at Green Trees and she has been in consultation with <br /> Melanie Curtis over the years to understand that. Mrs.Burwell said she has "X"amount of boats that by <br /> code she is allowed to have at Tanager. Quite frankly, she thinks she has too many boats because she has <br /> sons and they have too many toys, but that is a whole different story. She said Tanager is a whole other <br /> discussion because it is becoming even more popular and there are issues with Tanager and the safety <br /> because of the marina. Mrs. Burwell noted she and Johnson live on Tanager and have seen the traffic. <br /> Johnson stated he is not part of the danger. <br /> Mrs.Burwell clarified she is not saying that but as witness,they are seeing more traffic on Tanager. She <br /> is trying to say when looking at the plans it is very frustrating to her—she said by the way, she voted for <br /> all of the Councilmembers,and she just wants them to know that. <br /> The Councilmembers thanked Mrs.Burwell. <br /> Mrs. Burwell is standing before the Council asking for their help as a single-family home owner to the <br /> east, and a neighbor to the Kuhlmlanns to the west;this has been a parcel of land that has been a single- <br /> family home for a very long time. She stated they moved to Lake Minnetonka specifically as they wanted <br /> some acreage and the beauty of the lake and did not want to have to go up north. She said it is hard for <br /> her to understand that a development gets priority versus individuals that have been there and care about <br /> the area, are trying to be upstanding citizens,and pay their taxes. She is asking to be able to say"please <br /> listen"—which she thinks the Council is doing—she finds it difficult to say in some respects every time <br /> she comes before the City Council or the Planning Commission, she is never quite sure what is going to <br /> be an undercurrent or if there will be little shenanigans over"here." Mrs.Burwell does not mean to say <br /> Page 15 of 26 <br />