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MmmmmirnSm -v/^ ^ 1^ -c-^ JjuJi ^^4^' I-/ tt^cj, ,t«w ^ ^ ^ ^|r *«2tt4J3^ C^tt^ C'v*-&u J^Cl. ^ (/(ec~ma^ pr^nx^^ ::l r ■;f-" ik ;;'. :>■■■ ■'■"SMi;; ’ fer-v'fS.k^2August 31, 1989Members of the City of Orono Planning Commission Ms. Jeanne Mabusth City of Orono P. 0. Box 66Crystal Bay, Minnesota 55323Re:Proposed Fox Bend Development (The "Proposed Development") in the City of Orono (the "City"), Preliminary Plat Application No. 1411 Ladies and Gentlemen: As owners of property located near the Proposed Development, we are writing, in part, to express our disappointment with the revised Preliminary Plat for the Proposed Development submitted by Sussex Square Development (the "Developer"). The Planning Commission reviewed the initial Preliminary Plat at a public hearing on June 19, 1989. At that meeting, the Planning Commission withheld approval of the Proposed Development and instructed the Developer to revise the Preliminary Plat in response to the numerous concerns raised at the meeting. Some of the more prominent problems involving the Proposed Development discussed at the meeting include: (i) the excessive number of proposed lots; (ii) the possibility that many of the lots fail to meet the 200 foot minimum-width requirement; and (in) concerns regarding soil erosion and runoff. Unfortunately, the revised Preliminary Plat (the "Developer's Revised Plat"), which is scheduled to be reviewed by the Planning Commission at a special meeting on September 6, 1989, still falls short of addressing the problems raised at the June 19, 1989 meeting. In an effort to provide the Planning Commission with a plat that addresses the salient concerns of the surrounding landowners, that complies with the letter and spirit of the City's subdivision regulations, and that, we believe, continues to serve the interests of the Developer, we have retained Robert Kost, a land planner with BRW, Inc. Mr. Kost is very familiar with the City's subdivision regulations, and with other development projects in the City. We believe that the enclosed plat (the "Preferred Plan"), designed by Mr. Kost, is superior to the Developer's Revised Plat for the following reasons: 1. The Developer's Revised Plat comprises 17 lots. The Preferred Plan, by contrast, reduces the number of lots for the Proposed Development from 17 to 15. Although this ‘j -V.'- .. Vf i mmm-nmm mmmmwmm Y siH ,vi . ■ ■ •• ••• •• i ’ ' •■>. •• •'fk. V-. •j;.;.' . ■ ; • .1:. s'.. PPf Sk' - :: rni ■’I "I