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OS-'10/9S 15:29 FAX <br />August 10, 1998 <br />Plasning Commissiou <br />City of Orono <br />2750 Kelley Parlcway <br />Orono, MN 55355 <br />PIJDIS CORP ©001 On 1 <br />RE: <br />FUe U2406 <br />2683 Casco Point Road <br />I live directly adjacent to the south side of this property. I will be out of town on August 17^ and unable to <br />attend the meeting. However, I would Uke to have my feelings in regard to the proposed improvements lo <br />this property addressed. <br />I thinV that you should approve the request for variances as applied for. The only variance that they have <br />requested that you will no doubt take issue to is the keeping of the boattiouse. I Imow that you will be <br />tempted to grant them exactly what they want as long as they remove die boathouse. That would be a <br />tragedy. That boathouse is in extraordinary condition. With a little cosmetic work, it would be beautiful <br />once again. <br />The most devasuting piece of legislation diat the city of Orono has ever passed is the 75-foot setback rule. <br />To slowly destroy the history of the City by requiring non-conforming structures to be eliminated one by <br />one is ridiculous. I implore you io allow iis structure to remain standing. <br />I would also point out tiut this would not be the first structure in the zero to seventy fivc-foot area that you <br />will hAve allowed to be maintained. As a reminder, I was given an after the fact variance to kcqp my <br />boathouse. The Bucey’s who live directly adjacent to the North side of the property were also allowed to <br />keep their boathouse upon rebuilding their bouse. In addition, the Hurd’s just down the block were also <br />allowed to keep their boathouse upon rebxulding dieh house. <br />So if my cry for mercy on this boathouse is not enough, maybe the precedent established by die above <br />stated previously granted variances will give you the strength to do the right thing. I drink that it would be <br />great if you just decided to rescind the rule in it’s entirety, so that I could stop worrying about the <br />destruction that you are causing to the history of our city. <br />Thank you for youf attention to this matter. <br />William F. Miller <br />2691 Casco Point Road <br />Way2ata, Minnesota 55391