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r Patrick Pugh 725 Dickey Lake Drive Orono. MN 55356 612-449-6054 October 6, 1998 Rli: Olten Brothers Nursery Greenhouse Addition QC1 0 5 Or OHONO Gabriel Jabbour-Mayor City of Orono P.O. Box 66 Crystal Bay. MN 55323 Dear Mr. Jabbour: On August 17, 1998,1 sent a letter to Elizabeth Van Zomeren expressing my concerns about Otten’s latest plans for expansion and the inadequacy of Otten's present facilities from my perspective regarding both noise and business operations screening. As indicated in a “Request for Council Action ” dated August 20, 1998, the council requested on item 6., page 4, that “Applicant to meet with neighbors and establish an enhanced screening plan for Council review and approval; such plan to potentially include additional tree plants, fencing, and/or materials storage screening.” The Council was then to direct the City Attorney to draft documentation to amend the PUD Agreement, as a condition of tlie proposed construction. That is the last correspondence I've had on the matter. Subsequently, 1 have met with Mr. Cliff Oticn twice concerning screening. The first meeting concluded with an agreement to provide me with options including fencing and ''•.her screening of the motor pool and landscape operating area. The second, very unsatisfactory meeting, t • ncluded with Otten reneging on any agreement to provide adequate screening for the motor pool, something he •’ad initially, promised to /.’rmer residents, at an initial planning commission meeting, August 21, 19 - ‘ 'n our meeting, initiated by Wc • on October 6, Otten stated his only attempt at screening would be a 30' or 40' six foot fence hiding <-'>ne planter pots. Additionally, he suggested that if 1 wanted to shield my property from his landscaping operation, to plant a hedge along Dickey Lake Drive. 1 told him that suggestion had no merit after which he accused me of trying to run or ruin his operation, neither of which, 1 think a reasonable person would have suggested. The meeting canie to a close with Otten saying he would build a fence to cover some planting pots and other landscaping materials but tliat was all he was prepared to do. Since. Otten has decided to be unreasonable in my opnion. 1 am writing this letter to you and the Cit)’ Council in an effort to outline my grievances in tlie hope you can either mediate or arbitrate the matter. Those grievances are as follows: 1. Promised screening in front of Otten’s motor pool is inadequate after ten years of growth. 2. Otten's materials storage is in plain sight of the Dickey Lake Drive, directly across from both my properties. 3. Otten’s landscaping operations utilize both heavy loading equipment and larger trucks in those landscaping operations creating an enormous amount of disturbance from engine noise, backup waniing