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{%b�ic COmmen�j August 11, 19®6 An Open Letter to Mayor Butler of Orono 11Ub 111936 Dear Mayor Butler: CPY OF pyma Ir is out of frustration that we write this letter to you and other city officials; frustration and a hope that some action will finally be taken regarding the structure located at 3536 Lyric Avenue in Navarre, Orono. This property is in a state which has been, and should again be, condemned by city officials. Despite several phonecalls to various city employees and yourself, Mayor Butler, we've gotten nothing but talk in response to our pleas for action. Before buying our home in 1983, our realtor (on our insistence) called Orono city officials to inquire about the plans for the abandoned -looking house directly across the street from the house we wanted to buy. She was told that the home had been condemned but was recently sold with the .erstanding that the owner had two years (until Spring, 1985) to make necessary repairs to bring the house up to suitable standards. With this knowledge, we signed the papers and waited for the improvements on the house. Since that time, 3536 Lyric Avenue has deteriorated even further. In July, 1984, we called Mayor Butler and Jeanne Masbusth (of the Zoning Department) with our frustrations. Both said that the homeowner had until the following Spring, 1985, to make the necessary corrections, and that you both knew that the building was lacking a foundation and several other city code specified requirements. At that the time, the homeowner was operating a non -licensed car repair business at his residentially zoned home. In investigation of this, Ms. Masbusth found several vehicles in the backyard which were reported abandoned or stolen, according to police records. She wrote the homeowner a letter asking that he appear at a City Council meeting to explain why he had possession of these vehicles.