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From: Eric Evenson <br />To: Bob Tunheim; Alisa Benson; Jon Schwinoler; Steve Persian; Jacqueline Ricks; Chris Bollis; <br />ion ressler(c outlook.com; Thomas Brandabur; Andrew Jarnot; Kelly Prchal; Shane Weltzin; Mark McCutcheon; <br />Adam Edwards; Laura Oakden <br />Cc: "Mediacom" <br />Subject: Proposed Expansion of Commercial/Industrial Use at the North Arm Landing <br />Date: Monday, October 6, 2025 10:01:25 AM <br />Attachments: imaae001.Dna <br />Letter to commissioners Edelson and Anderson 10-3-25.Ddf <br />Dear Mayor, Council, Planning Commission members, and others: <br />I am sending you the letter below and the attached letter to Hennepin County at the request <br />of Tom Frahm. <br />Thanks, <br />EE <br />Please enter my letter below and attached letter to the County into the public comments for the <br />North Arm Landing proposal <br />October 6, 2025 <br />Dear Mayor Bob Tunheim, Council Members, and Planning Commission Members, <br />I am writing to you as a lifelong resident of Lake Minnetonka —having lived on its shores for over 50 <br />years —a former business owner, past member of both the Orono Planning Commission and City <br />Council, and current President of the Lake Minnetonka Association. Above all, I am someone who <br />cares deeply about the stewardship and long-term health and use of this treasured lake. <br />I am deeply concerned about Hennepin County's proposed redesign of the North Arm Landing and <br />its apparent intent to expand commercial and industrial uses at the site. This proposal threatens to <br />alter the character of the surrounding residential community, compromise recreational access, and <br />undermine the environmental integrity of the lake. I have shared these concerns with <br />Commissioners Edelson and Anderson (see attached letter). <br />From my experience in city planning, the proposed improvements to accommodate barges and <br />commercial activities at the site constitute either a non -permitted use or an expansion of a non- <br />conforming use —neither of which is allowed under the current zoning ordinance for areas <br />designated as One Family Lake Shore Residential (1_13-1C). <br />Having previously lived near the North Arm Landing on County Road 51, 1 wholeheartedly agree with <br />the April 16, 2025 letter from Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt, who warned that "a mix of <br />semi -trailers, dump trucks, and heavy machinery and trucks with boats and trailers could cause traffic <br />issues... [and which] could shut down the launch for extended periods of time." Based on my own <br />experience, I am confident this outcome is not only likely —it is inevitable. <br />I urge the Planning Commission and City Council to uphold existing city and county policies that <br />protect and support recreational use of this public asset and preserve the livability of surrounding <br />144 <br />