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2/22/04 <br />Mayor Peterson <br />Council Members <br />City of Orono <br />2750 Kelly Parkway <br />Orono. MN 55356 <br />RECEJV.SD <br />FEB 2 4 <br />CITV OF ORONO <br />Dear Mayor Peterson and Council Members. <br />I will not be able to attend the Council meeting of 2/28/05. However I want to take one <br />last opportunity to try to convenience you to accept the proposal presentc ' at the Z'14/05 <br />council meeting, aimed at saving one of the last remaining trees on the Vogstrom <br />property. The proposal is to allow Mr. Vogstrom to slide the footprint of his house 5 feet <br />to the north, thereby increasing the distance between the 36 inch Oak tree trunk and the <br />excavation for footings from 5 feet to 10 feet. <br />Mr. Gaffron is opposed to this idea because of possible future conflicts if the City ever <br />decides to improve the fire lane right of way. Moving the hous>^ 5 feet to the north will <br />not encroach onto the Right of Way, it will only reduce the set back from 15 feet to 10 <br />feet. He also said the City has had little success saving trees by giving them additional <br />room for the roots. If ever a site needed the City to try again this is it. <br />1 got the feeling the Council was generally sympathetic to the idea of trying to preserve <br />the remaining trees given the sad history of this site. I spoke to a tree expert at Otten <br />Brothers about the situation. He said an extra 5 feet will certainly not guarantee its <br />survival, but any additional room this tree is given will improve its chances of survival. <br />1 urge you to reconsider this proposal when you review the hard cover variance at your <br />next meeting. <br />2648 Casco Point Road <br />t"c Michael Gaffron <br />l-.rrc Vogsrronr <br />Ron Moorse