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)11-24 97 MON 16:4S FAX 6126640221 MCDERMOTT. WILL & EMERY 0 <•02 <br />)66 <br />G. Marc and Tracy Whitehead <br />1220 Lyman Avenue <br />Wayzafa, MN 55391 <br />612^73-8278 <br />November 24, 1997 <br />VIA FACSIMILE (473-0510) <br />Gabriel Jabbour <br />Mayor. City of Orono <br />Michael P. Gaffron <br />Senior Planning Coordinator <br />City of Orono <br />Honorable Mayor and Mr. Gaffron: <br />We have received the attachments from the City indicating that the City is meeting <br />tomght to consider a recommendation from Mr. Gaffron that the preliminary' plat approval <br />lesolution be reconsidered for purposes of allowing the staff to "draft findings of Nexus and <br />proportionality, which we think was what w'as stated in paragraph 2 under "Requested <br />Council Action." Although we believe there are factual inaccuracies in Mr. Gaffron’s <br />November 20, 1997 memo, we assume this Request stems from some internal discussions of <br />the City. We further assume that our attendance tonight is neither requested or required. <br />As we said in our letter to you, we have to have our final plat approved at your <br />i^cember 8th meeting or we will incur substantially greater expense than we have already <br />incuned because of the loans we have had to take out to pay these development expenses. <br />We ask that any action requested of staff not delay the December 8ih approval of our final <br />plat. As we mentioned in our earlier letter to you, our overriding concern is not having any <br />more delay or expense associated with tliis project. Relying on the preliminary plat <br />approval, we have our house on the market and hope to have offers that coincide with your <br />final plat approval. <br />With regard to the issue of the park fee, we have tried to tell you in our letter how <br />wc see this simation. We have made a specific proposal in that regard upon which to base <br />discussions witli us if you are willing to do so. We. again, ask that the Council consider our <br />simation and do what you tliink is fair and appropriate under the law. Wlien the discussions <br />are done and you have arrived at a decision, please let us know as soon as possible so that <br />we can have our final plat approved on December 8ih. <br />Very truly yours, <br />............................ <br />Marc and Tracy Whitehw.d