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November 23,2001 NQy d (, ifUUi ClIYUrOnOWO Orono aty Coundl atyorOroTM) 2750 Kelley Parkway Orono, MN 55356 oc: Michael Gaffron, Planning Director Greg Gappa, P.E., Director of Pubic Services2750 To Whom It May Concern: My property is 3468 Shoreine Drive, Orono, beige house/green shutters across from the Minnetonka Mud coffee Shop. I am landbcked on three sides of my property with homes. The only access to my home is from Shoreline Drive, and that is up 17 steps. As a resuR of the widening of County Road 15/Shoreilne Drive by Hennepin County several years ago, I do not have car access to my home. Parking was eliminated during the construction. I hod Just purchMed the home and tried to source what it would cost to have a simple cement garage put in and It was approKknateiy $10,000. I was narve and thought there was nothing I could do as the county was pressuring me to sign so they could proceed with construction. 1 had no access to my property for about three months during the construction. My neighbor allowed me to walk through their property. I had to park in the city municipal parking lot. During that time 1 was able to reach an agreement with the landlord, John Overson, who owns the property across the street to park there for $30.00 monthly. The reason I am contacting the dty is. as of November 30, 2001,1 cannot park there. Agreement was terminated last Saturda-^ 1 contacted the dty to see who owned property next to Overson's and found it was owned by R. Edwards. He agreed to let me park on the grass next to Overson's. But, when he came to verify the space, found it was not his property. Talking to Mike Gaffron, he asked me to document the situation for the dty coundl. We bantered about possible short term and long-term solutions. A dty permit to park 24 hours in the munidpal parking lot for short term and contacting Hennepin County to see what can be done to "break into the hfli* to allow for some type of parking. Obviou^, that could not happen quickly. I have lived in the house for 16 years and also lived in the small white house next door until I was 12 years old. 1 remember the two houses that were in front of the current homes (weird Unde Harry lived In one of them), the taxi cab stand that used to be there, the great marshmeiiow sundaes at Keveney's (that was when he was on the north side of the road), even when water was put on the properties. ! am asking for your expertise and experience in similar situations to help me come up with a short-term and long-term solution to this problem. What are the possible soiutkxrs. who to contact, how can the dty help? Would the accessability loan process be possible for funding? I anxiously look forward to communication from the coundl and the dty. As of Friday, I wfl have no parking for my car. ("81 Cherakee Jeep, four-door, maroon, CK2-794, Sandra or Kim Holman). Sa.'Jra Holman 3<«68 Shoreline Drive Wayzata,MN 55391 952-471-7710