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March 26, 2000 <br />City of Orono Planning Cijnmiisjiiott <br />2750 Kelley Parkway <br />Orono, MN 55356 <br />Dear Sirs: <br />‘■:q 9 7 9r..in <br />v-' IV 0 <br />A petition was recently circulated requesting denial of a kennel license for the property located at <br />450 Old Orchard Road in Orono. We enthusiastically signed the petition. <br />We live in one of only three houses that directly abut the property in question, we are, of <br />course, very concerned with what does occur or might occur there. The request for a kennel <br />license does not bode well for our peace of mind. <br />This tract was recently fenced on three of the fr... ides uith a fence that is completely out of <br />character for the neighborhood. To my knowledge, this i\pe fence exists nowhere else in the <br />county, and rightly so. And it is far from dog-proof. One side is about three and one half feet <br />high and constitutes no appreciable barrier for a large dog. Along the rest of the fence several <br />places have low spots where dogs could easily pass under with very little additional tunneling, an <br />activity frequently engaged in by most dogs. <br />At times we see a large group of dogs; up to nine, I believe, and some are very large; wandering <br />about the property and frequently patrolling the fence line. Sometimes they are accompanied by <br />a person, and sometimes they are unaccompanied and completely unrestrained. Why they do not <br />occasionally exit the property via the unfenced Old Orchard Road side I do not knou. And for <br />that matter they may well have already done so. <br />I cannot conceive of anyone wanting to live next to or near a large group of dogs. No neighbor, <br />regardless of proximity, would want such thing. They inevitably turn noisy and unruly. The <br />results can easily be seen as reducing property values and depriving us of the right to reasonable <br />enjoyment of our property and surroundings. You can rest assured that no one moved here, or <br />would move here, know ing that they would be living next to a large dog encampment. <br />We urge you to reject forthright any such kennel license application, and to do so in a positive <br />manner that leaves no question as to intent. <br />I b''lieve a meeting on this subject is scheduled for the coming week. Unfortunately a recent <br />medical emergency prevents me from attending. Please use this letter in lieu of perstmal input <br />from this household. Thank vou. <br />Sincerely, <br />Larrv C. McGuire <br />June A. McGuire <br />2130 Dicken.son Street <br />Wayzata MN 55391 <br />1 <br />j)l' <br />ph 952-449-9603