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U niversity of Minnesota mt ■ W Twin Cities Campus Otolaryngology^Hrad A Sece Surgery Lions SM international Hearing Center Medical Schind Box 396 Mayo Memorial Building 420 Delaware Street 5.E Minneapolis, MN 55455 6I2 625-3200 Fax: 612 625^2101 December 13,1996 • cldec •■•6 • Offices: 8ih Floor Phillips-Wangensteen Building 516 ^laware Street S.E. Stephen Weckman On-Site Systems Manager P.O. Box 66 Crystal Bay. MN 55323-0066 Dear Steve: Thank you for your letter of December 10. Enclosed is a formal request to vacate property behind the Robb cabin and on the lake side of the Fieger cabin in order to make a drain field acceptable to the city of Orono and in compliance with the DNR requirements for the three cabins. The adjacent cabins to the west have a combined system. After assessment, having S and P review and evaluate the existing properties, this was the only feasible system that could be placed in the area. There was not acceptabie space for a mound-type system. The oniy other alternatives that could be discussed were holding tanks that could be emptied every year or tv'o. This system was not felt to be acceptable because of your fear that the tanks would not be emptied as frequently as may bo necessary. The owners of the three cabins have agreed in writing to build such a project. The expense of the construction and materials will be paid by Mr. Fieger and myself, and M.'. Robb’s contribution will be the property. We therefore request that the property currently unused and never having been used by any of the owners and unlikely to be used by anyone ever in the future, be vacated and designated to be part of the Robb or Fieger property depending on f. ?. iesires of the planning commission of Orono. I also request vacation of the property behind my cabin. This would allow me to continue to clean and remove the waste that has been deposited there over the past 50 years, prior to my owning the present property. Additionally, if owned by an individual, it is less likely that others would use this property as a place to dispose of containers, bottles, etc., that should be transported to the mainland. In reference to your issues regarding a road, there are currently no usuable or functional roads on Big Island and as to my knowledge, there are no plans for ever developing such roads in the future. There are above-ground electric lines, but below-ground telephone lines. There is not now, nor wiil there ever be traffic on Big island. The island is posted in numerous places with signs stating no motorized vehicles permitted on Big Island. To me, motorized vehicles include both recreational vehicles, cars, and/or trucks. I am certain that this is the desire of the residents in the area and of the city. It is also unlikely that anyone will be transporting such a vehicle to the Island for any functional use as a car on Big Island would have no function and could be gotten there only during certain months of the winter (January, February) when the lake is frozen and