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1 <br />Natalie Nye <br />From:Bruce Malby <bmalby@aol.com> <br />Sent:Saturday, September 16, 2023 6:18 PM <br />To:Natalie Nye <br />Subject:Re: 3760 Watertown - variance application <br />Looks like a great home. <br /> <br />I can certainly see someone wanting to put up a barn or car storage building on that type of improvement on these large <br />lots west of Stubbs Bay Road. Many of these sites are 10 acres; all are pretty much two acres or more. This neighbor's is <br />about 30 acres. <br /> <br />It's been my experience as a fee appraiser for Newcome and Hansen Appraisals and when working for Dick Marks at <br />Universal Valuation, that you usually see a caretaker home on sites like these and usually large barns or large carriage <br />homes. <br /> <br />One of the first home appraisals I worked on in 1993 when coming to Minnesota was owned by I believe a guy named <br />Brackett who owned a 8,000 sf home built at the turn of the century on Crystal Bay. He had a caretaker home on the <br />property, which I believe was about 10 acres, and about 3,000 linear feet of shoreline on Crystal Bay. He wanted our <br />opinion of value regarding a property tax appeal. <br /> <br />The main home was exceptional quality as much of the inside was hand carved and very high quality woodwork, but the <br />home was in poor condition. It even had an underground tunnel to Crystal Bay and their dock, but also had original knob <br />and tube wiring, and an 8 bay carriage garage back when they had horses. At the time, the home had reached the end of <br />its economic life. <br /> <br />But even then, over 100 years ago, you would see a caretakers home on the site. <br /> <br />Same thing is true today at the Carlson compound on Tonkawa, and several other homes in the area. <br /> <br />For what it's worth, I wholeheartedly support whatever they do with their property and wish them well. <br /> <br />In a message dated 9/15/2023 1:12:34 PM Central Daylight Time, nnye@oronomn.gov writes: <br /> <br />Hi Bruce, <br /> <br />Please see the attached site plan for the proposed variance request at 3760 Watertown Road. Let me know if <br />you have any questions. <br /> <br />Thank you, <br />Natalie <br /> <br />Natalie Nye <br />Planner