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TRACY AND MARC WHITEHEAD 1220 Lyman Avenue Wayzata,MN 55391 473-8278 August 14, 1997 'DECEIVED AUG 1 5 1997 wii • Ur ORONO To the Members of the Planning Commission Lots 20-36; Orono Orchards Enclosed with your packet today is a Subdivision Application for the property we have owned and lived on for almost 30 years Marc accepted a position in Chicago and it is with very mixed emotions that we leave our friends and community. This is not something we had expected at this stage of our lives. But with the demise of the law firm of which he was a member for 33 years, we had no choice. In revising the subdivision plan, we tried to listen and heed the thoughts that many of you expressed at your last meeting We heard that you were concerned about the lack of a cul-de-sac, that you worried about loading additional traffic after the curve on Lyman, that you wondered about widening Lyman sometime in the future, that you wanted a wetland delineation to verify all wetlands on the site, and that you weren’t sure if the third acre for back lots niust be dry buildable or not. I also met with Mike GafFron a number of times as I went through the process with our septic system, surveying, engineering, and wetland experts. He went over the variances that would be required for our first proposal, patiently explained ail of the setback requirements, clarified Orono’s wetland map, and even helped me figure out which were the front, rear, and side lotlines for the different lots. We also discussed the fact that public sewer serv ice w ill be installed on Smith and part of Lyman, probably within the next two years I’m sure it is not easy for staff to deal with a novice developer, but Mike took it in stride. None of my questions were “too dumb.” In addition, I reviewed the staff recommendations of the proposal we submitted in 1991, as Mike felt that some of them were still relevant today. I also met with two staff members of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District to review their requirements. With all of this in mind, our team spent many days and hours trying to develop a proposal that would meet Orono’s codes, address your comments, and keep the spirit of our land and neighborhood intact.