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Nancy Krause and Dan Handlin <br />3S60 North Shore Dr. <br />Mound. MN S3364 NOV 2T 1995 <br />No\'cmbcr 20,1995 <br />John R. Gerhardson <br />Public Works Director City of Orono <br />P.O. Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay. MN 55323-0066 <br />Dear Mr. Gerhardson; <br />Enclosed is an agreement, made at the time of purchase, bcui'ccn the sellers and us. regarding securing <br />an easement for the driveway that encroaches on city property, next to 3860 North Sliore Dr. Orono. We <br />respectfully request city council assistance in resolving this issue. <br />First, we request a roadway easement, for use of lot 23 (unimproved city property) for the purpose of <br />access to our property via the aforementioned drii eway. If an easement is unobtainable for some reason, <br />(within our budget limits), we will sect to purchase Uie property known as lot 23, block 7, Crystal Bay <br />View. <br />The reason we take this action is that unnecessary hardship would result, if we were forced to move the <br />drivewray. First, the driveway is the only viable access to our garage. Second, if forced to “relocate” the <br />driveway, beautiful and old trees would have to be cut down. <br />Years ago the current driveway entrance tvas built by the city (or county), to service a pumping station on <br />lots 23. 24, and 25. Prev ious owners of our property, used the driveway entrance also It became <br />common access for the city and owners of what is now our property. <br />On lot 22 (our property), should a new driveway have to be constructed, large mature trees, flowering <br />bushes, rock boulder landscaping, and Hower gardens would also have to be destroyed, or uprooted. The <br />cost of doing this, would be more than monetary, for an aliractivc "years in the making ” front yard, <br />w hich is home to various species of birds and squirrels, would be cut up. QuWe frankly, there is no other <br />viable access to our garage, and it is unreasonable to destroy these trees, which arc testimony to how long <br />this driveway access has been in existence. Tlicrc is no longer a pumping station on the properly in <br />question, and wo arc advised that there is no other use for it than dniinagc. This would not change under <br />our proposal. <br />Mir 'f II