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■Biiiiiiii I »i I Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth RifT 900 Old Ci^'stal Bay Road Wa>*zata, Minnesota S539I MEMO To: The Planning Commission. City of Orono From: Ms. Julie Riff Re: No. 03-2869 Dr. Robert Gumnit Date: February 19,2003 The purpose of this memo is to voice my strong opposition to the application by Dr.Gumnit to fill the u*ctland, remove more than 500 cubic yards of fill w ithin a shoreland district, install a fence within the setback area, and permit the use of a very small parcel of land for the grazing of up to four horses, even though it w ill be on an interim basis. We live adjacent to the same wetland and environmental lakeshore. We are e.xtremely concerned about the possible precedent that could be set by granting these variances where no hardship exists. The filling of the wetland without adequate hardship is a huge mistake. The allowing of structures to be built so close to environmental lake is an additional mistake because it opens up the whole subject of variances and down a slippeiy slope we might surely go. Lastly, that hill of high ground, being the only high ground in that entire wetland adjacent to French Lake, is the home for large numbers of w ildlife. Deer, fox, and many other smaller animals make their homes on that high ground. The introduction of horses in that area and the use of an electric fence w ill absolutely interfere with the natural habitat provided for these animals. For these reasons, we respectfully but strongly request that the Planning Commission deny the above mentioned request. Thank you for your close consideration of this matter.