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rr- {.p- DATE; TO; FROM; September 13, 198^# Orono Village Council Last Straw Farm ^rank and-Sue Kokesh <^100 Watertown Road j) Mapl^P lalnT^lN' 5 5359 476-0<»57 In response to your request for further information about the use of our property at the Last Straw Farm. I hope the following will be sufficient. We purchased this property over fifteen years ago. Before doing so, we made sure the previous owners had boarded horses, and that there was a Grandfather Clause covering that. Wc have run a small private boarding and training facility for over fifteen years. There is no horse rental, all horses are owned by ourselves or boarders. Our daughter Renee' trains and gives lessons to people who board at our home as well as our with our own horses. She shows Hunters and Jutnpers in Minnesota and the surrounding states. Renee' has been chosen the last three years in a row for Olympic training. Our other three daughters also own several horses each, as do we. We raise, train, buy and sell thoroughbred race horses. Hunters and Dumpers. We have raced in Nebraska, Arkansas and Illinois, and this coming Spring, will race in Florida and Minnesota. The Last Straw Farm has put on through Dumper Inc., small shows for charity the last two years. The Orono Village and police, plus North Ambulance have been notified in advance. We also have taken out additional insurance to insure everyone's safety. We have always had a permit from the Village for every improvement we have dor.e to our property. We feel wc have been on good terms with our neighbors and have had no complaints, with the exception of one. Wc have twenty-five acres and have great pride in the condition of our home and property. We are continually making improvements each year and take the very best care of all our horses. If you have any questions, please feel free to stop or call at home U76-0U37, or call Frank at work 935-7006. Thank you. i K