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complaints, and if I were to receive another complaint, another inspection would be completed, and if appropriate, another letter sent. I can say that a similar situation (another property) is being reviewed by the prosecuting attorney now, and that issue may result in changes/ clarifications of the code. Please feel free to give me a call, I’d be happy to discuss the issue with you. Jeremy Barnhart, AICP Community Development Director City of Orono 952-249-4626 From: kris rudd [mailto:krisrudd21@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2020 5:31 PM To: Jeremy Barnhart <jbarnhart@ci.orono.mn.us> Cc: steve@varsitypainters.com; Lori Melander <melander5732@msn.com>; Jackie Hess <jackie_hess@hotmail.com>; Aaron H. Printup <aprintup@ci.orono.mn.us>; Denny Walsh <dwalsh2@ci.orono.mn.us> Subject: October 9, 2020 Letter to Kathy Rudd Dear City of Orono, I am writing in response to the letter you sent my mother--Kathy Rudd regarding a complaint of dock violation at 607 Park Lane. My parents are 76 and 77 years old and I live 2 houses down from them at 601 Park Lane. Understandably, they were upset by the letter. Knowing that the City of Orono filed a lawsuit against a woman in her 70's for something similar, they asked me to follow up. They do not want to retain legal counsel, but will if forced to. We are all hopeful that will not be the case. Between the homes located at 601, 607 and 630 Park Lane, our Rudd family has lived in this same Orono neighborhood for multiple generations. As long as my parents have lived at 607 Park Lane, they have allowed neighbors living across the street at 630 Park Lane to keep a boat at their dock (Stewarts, Vogts, Andersons, and now Gambonis). The 630 house was originally built by my grandparents, my dad was raised there and it will always be a part of our family history. Ben and Jackie Gamboni are the current owners and have been keeping a boat at my parents place since they moved into the neighborhood. My parents receive no money from the Gambonis for this. Around the time they turned 70, my parents stopped putting a boat in the water. Due to their age, they no longer felt comfortable driving a boat. This was about the same time Steve and Lori Melander moved into our neighborhood at 550 Park Lane. Having known the Melander family for years, my parents allowed them to also keep a boat at their dock. Our family shares a lot of history with the Melander family, which is one of the reasons they moved into our neighborhood--they knew it was a great place! Steve and I played football together/graduated from Orono High School and both of our younger brothers were in the same Orono class (both have since passed away). Just like with the Gambonis, my parents 263 263