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• • PC Exhibit B RECEIVED JAN 307013 Orono City Planning Members, CITY OF MOW This letter is in reference to a proposed subdivision, Oliver Hill, located at the northeast corner of Willow Road and Watertown Road (with one existing home, owned by the Martin's, to remain on the corner). My name is Willi Abbott and together with my wife Kimberli, I would like to develop a currently unoccupied piece of land in the community. We have worked together designing, building and remodeling properties since 1990. We are a small, local group working with local tradesmen, most native to the area. We are personally involved with each step of every property from planning and design to building and all the way through the marketing process. For this neighborhood we would personally create the development and be the exclusive builder so as to keep control of the plans intended design and integrity. I grew up in Orono, on Brown Road and attended Orono schools K-12. My wife attended school in the Wayzata district. We moved away for a few years after college, but after starting a family we realized Orono was where we wanted to raise our children (they are currently in 5th, 8th and 10th grade at the Orono schools). Our latest project was a near total rebuild in Long Lake on Grand Avenue (see attached photos). It is very representative of the size, style and quality that we build. While marketing this project we realized the demand for (and lack of product) of homes like this in a similar price range. We sold the house before it was finished and are currently working with six more parties that are looking for a similar home (and would have liked to have purchased this one). Some families are moving into Orono because of the schools and the surrounding small community, while other families are moving back to Orono to retire or because they grew up here and know it is the best place to raise their children. In addition, many existing community members wish to downsize without giving up the amenities and quality construction they are used to. And still more families want to stay in the community but are looking to purchase a more updated and family