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f <br />August 21, 2000 <br />*/• <br />City of Orono <br />City Planner Paul Weinberger <br />2750 Kelly Parkway <br />Crystal Bay. MN 55323 <br />Dear Mr. Weinberger, <br />We are writing to express our opinion on the proposed Creekside Forest development <br />by Mr. Charles Van Eeckhout. We are apa/nsf the use of Apple Glen Road, in the City <br />of Long Lake, for access to the development for the following reasons; <br />• in 1997 Apple Glen Road was reconstructed at a width of 26 ft. as opposed to <br />the 32 ft. width that was originally proposed as part of Long Lake's plan to' <br />have all newly constructed streets be a uniform width. This was because the <br />City of Long Lake determined that because there was a large mature tree <br />along the right of way and appioximately only 14 residences located on Apple <br />Glen Road a narrower street was acceptable. An addition of 7 lots/ <br />residences would create a 50% increase in the amount of traffic on Apple <br />Glen, which is clearly not what the road was designed for. <br />• Construction traffic created by the 7 proposed residences v/ould surely create <br />excessive wear and tear on the newly constructed Apple Glen Road surface. <br />• We have learned that Mr. Van Eeckhout offered an absurdly low amount of <br />money to acquire a small amount of property from one of his neighbor to the <br />north so that access to the development could be off of South Brown Road, it <br />appears he may have offered such a low price because he didn't want the <br />street to go by his front yard in the first place. He would rather have all of the <br />traffic created by the new homeowners driving by the front yards of 14 or so <br />other residences on someone else ’s street (i.e. Apple Glen). <br />• Apple Glen Road is having a sort of turnover of young families living on It <br />These families have young children and any Increase in the amount of <br />vehicular traffic creates a safety concern for the children playing In the <br />neighborhood. <br />• It is our understanding that when Apple Glen Road was reconstructed in 1997 <br />the City of Long Lake approached the City of Orono about acquiring a small <br />amount of land on the Orono side of the border for the purpose of <br />constructing a cul-de-sac for Apple Glen. City of Orono officials purportedly <br />refused to cooperate with Long Lake's request. It is ironic that this roadway <br />use proposal is now before the City of Orono efter their lack of cooperation <br />regarding the proposed cul-de-sac. Although we are not personally opposed <br />to the proposed Long Leke/Orono merger, many of our neighbors ere <br />because of the aforementioned and other issues involving the City of Orono in <br />which they feel Orono tries to dominate Long Lake. Allowing the use of Apple <br />Glen for this development would greatly increase the antl-Orono sentiment. <br />(over) <br />6 <br />i •() !0i0'»N t£90 Ui !I9 3153A 30NVA 0002 •I2'>"V