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Direct Dial; 612/336-4633 <br />INTERNET: acarljon®iniil.merchant-gould.coiti <br />KIngsbridge Properties, Inc, <br />3100 Norwest Center <br />90 South Seventh Street <br />Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 <br />May 19,1999 <br />G <br />Mr. Michael P. Gaffron <br />Senior Planning Coordinator <br />CITY OF ORONO <br />2750 Kellev Parkway <br />Crystal Bay, Minnesota 55323 <br />Re: Application to Subdivide the Stubbs Property <br />Dear Mr. Gaffron: <br />I think it is important to document some of the history regarding the planning for roads in <br />Crystal Creek and the general Watertovsm Road-Crystal Bay Road area. <br />When I worked with the City to plan the Crystal Creek road plan, the City’s long range <br />plan was to extend the Crystal Creek road to its east and then hook up with another road <br />extending north from Watenown Road. There were a number of reasons for tWs. First, because <br />of the shear size of the land north of Watertovm Road, if cul-de-sacs were built from Watertown <br />Road, they would be too long and would not comply with City standards. The Crystal Creek <br />cul-de-sac road, which is rather short, was already too long for city standards. To eliminate the <br />long cul- de-sac the City intended to extend Crystal Creek’s road to the east when Stubbs applied <br />to subdivide their land. The road would then hook up with another road which connected with ^ <br />Watertown Road. It was believed that the likely road to hook up with would be Wear Lane, anu <br />another possibility was a road running along the east side of the Stubbs property. Also, for safety <br />reasons the City wanted a road network m the area for multiple points of access to properties. <br />The intent to extend the Crystal Creek road to the east is reflected in the Historical <br />Information which you previously distributed to the Planning Commission and the Council, <br />attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Resolutions noted that the Crystal Creek cul-de-sac was <br />temporar>- and would be removed when the road was extended eastward. It also provided that <br />the easterly-most lot in Ciystal Creek would have a temporary driveway easement across the <br />au oininc lot. and would have a permanent access when the adjacent road to the east is <br />constructed along the north side of the Stubbs property. The Resolution stated that my <br />undeveloped land north of Crystal Creek would also hook up with the Crystal Creek road