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1995 West Fa. in Road <br />Long Lake. MN 55356 <br />May 11,1995 <br />Orono City Council <br />2710 Kelley Parkway <br />Long Lake, MN 55356 <br />Dear Orono City Councilmembers: <br />We chose not to address you at the first Board of Review on April 26 and instead signed up to <br />have an assessor re-evaluate cur property. At the time, we felt that a clerical error had been <br />made; and that we could correct it by having the assessor take another look at the property. We <br />have been informed that the assessor still feels that a 20.6% increase on our property to <br />$301,500 represents a realistic market value. <br />In checking the market book, we notice that you have allowed reductions in oroposed valuations <br />this year due to: 1) Limitations on use of property due to setback requirerrants; and 2) <br />Wetlands. <br />We pay taxes on a two acre lot. However, one acre of the lot is unusable due to its low nature <br />and the existence of a designated wetland on the property. We have to abide by a further <br />limitation on expansion of use due to the existence of a creek on the eastern boundary. This is <br />the only area of our lot which would support expansion of use. We have to pay full taxes on It, <br />but we are unable to use it. <br />We feel that our property does qualify under the guidelines which you have used on other <br />properties in the city. We ask that you apply these same guidelines to our property and lower the <br />valuation to a more realistic level. <br />Sm^rely, <br />Richard L. Parrish <br />Carol J. Parrish