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1710 Shadywood Road <br />Wayzata^ MN 55391 <br />April 4, 19a5L <br />II © UMl,Ifi'i <br />APR-6 2Orono Planning Comnission Manibers <br />Orono Council Nonibers <br />Orono City Staff Memeber <br />CITY OF ORONO <br />P.O. Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay, MN 55323 <br />Ladies and Gentlemen: <br />I want to apologize for missing the March 20th planning meeting. <br />I'm embarrassed and extremely upset with myself because I cut a <br />working vacation short by 2 weeks so I wouldn't miss that impor­ <br />tant meeting. I had it in ray head it was on Tuesday. I had been <br />trying to schedule myself around January and February meetings <br />that were on Tuesdays. I sat in the empty parking lot re-reading <br />the notice that did say clearly Monday the 20th and not Tuesday. <br />My plane landed Monday so I could have been there. <br />This goof up seems typical of the misuxiderstandings and problems <br />with this remodeling project. <br />I'm appealing to your conipassion as a neighbor and fellow tax <br />payer to allow us to keep this beautiful building for storage. <br />I am confused by the negative statements made by the building <br />staff, Nike Oaffron a*’id Jeanne Nabusth. Twice I've worked with <br />them and the building connittee, and both times they stated they <br />felt we had a legitimate reason to ask for variance. <br />Yet when it goes before the board they say they can't recomnend <br />it. First it was the hard cover issue. Now it seems a safety <br />issue. <br />To correct the hard cover issue we are more than willing and even <br />excited about using the new garage as storage and work room, and <br />the old garage for cars. <br />We %iould move the door opener and etc - we would remove the muddy <br />graveled temporary driveway I've had to endure for 3 years, sod <br />it and plant trees and shrubs in front of the garage doors - when <br />I can afford, it 1*11 replace at least one door with a nice win­ <br />dows - we will remove all the plastic and gravel that is under <br />the old landscaping - remove the extra foot of concrete around <br />the old garage and the parking area and replace it with sod - we <br />will replace the short driveway and back up area with red brick <br />on sand - the walk to the house could be stepping stones so that <br />29