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t- DATE: September 13, 1984 TO: Orono Village Council FROM: Last Straw Farm r100 .and due K *& Watertown f:oad '-Prd in_,` TT-5-53 59 476-0457 In respons.-! to your request for further information about the use of our property at the Last Straw Farm. 1 hope the following will be sufficient. We purchased this property over fifteen years ago. Before doing so, we rnade sure the previous owners had boarded horses, and that there was a Grandfather Clause covering that. We have run a small private ' oarding and training facility for over fifteen years. There is rw., horse rental, all hor .., are owned by ourselves or boarders. Our dau;,hter Renee' trains and gives lessons to people who board at our home as well as our with our own horses. She shows Hunters and Jumpers in Minnesota and the surrounding, states. Renee' has been chosen the last three years in a row for Olympic training., C)ur other three daughters also, own several trorses each, as do we. We raise, in, buy and sell thoroughbred race horses, Hunters and Jumpe-rs. We have raced in Nebraska, Arkansas and Illinois, and this coming Spring, will race in Florida and Minnesota. The Last Straw Farm has put on through Jumper Inc., small shows for charity the last two years. The Orono Village and police, plus North Ambulance have been notified in advance. We also have taken out additional insurance to insure everyone's safety. 'V,, have always had a permit from the Village for every improvement we have done to .,ur property. We feel we have been on goa' t^rms with our neighbors and have h.,d no complaints, with the exception of one. We have twenty-five acres and have great pride in the condition of our home and property. We are continually snaking improvements each vear and take the very best care of all our horses. It you have any questions, please feel free to sto; or call at home 476-0437, or call Frank at work 935-700E. Thank you. � � v