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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA <br />Twin Cities Campus <br />December 13, 1996 <br />Stephen Weckman <br />On-Site Systems Manager <br />P.O. Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay , MN 55323-0066 <br />Dear Steve: <br />Otolaryngology,Head & Ne ck Surgery <br />Lions SM International Hearing Center <br />Medical Schoo l <br />Box 396 Mayo Memorial Building <br />42 0 Delawa re Street S.E. <br />Minneapo lis, MN 55455 <br />6 12-625-3200 <br />Fax: 6 12-625-2 10 1 <br />Offices : 8th Floor <br />Phillips-Wangensteen Bu ilding <br />5 16 Delaware St reet S.E. <br />Thank you for your letter of December ·1 0. Enciosed is a formal request to vacate . <br />property behind the Robb cabin and on the lake side of the Fieger cabin in order to <br />make a dra in field acceptable to the city of Orono and in compliance with the DNR <br />requirements for the three cabins . The adjacent cabins to the west have a combined <br />system. After assessment, having S and P review and evaluate the existing properties , <br />this was the only feasible system that could be placed in the area. There was not <br />acceptable space for a mound-type system. The only other alternatives that could be <br />discussed were holding tanks that could be emptied every year or two . This system was <br />not felt to be acceptable because of your fear that the tanks would not be emptied as <br />frequently as may be necessary. <br />The owners of the three cabins have agreed in writing to build such a project. The <br />expense of the construction and materials will be paid by Mr. Fieger and myself, and Mr. <br />Robb's contribution will be the property . We therefore request that the property <br />currently unused and never having been used by any of the owners and unlikely to be <br />used by anyone ever in the future, be vacated and designated to be part of the Robb or <br />Fieger property depending on the desires of the planning commission of Orono. <br />I also request vacation of the property behind my cabin. This would allow me to <br />continue to clean and remove the waste that has been deposited there over the past 50 <br />years , prior to my owning the present property. Additionally , if owned by an individual , it <br />is less likely that others would use this property as a place to dispose of containers, <br />bottles, etc., that should be transported to the mainland . <br />In reference to your issues regarding a road , there are currently no usuable or functional <br />roads on Big Island and as to my knowledge, there are no plans for ever developing <br />such roads in the future. There are above-ground electric lines, but below-ground <br />telephone lines. There is not now , nor will there ever be traffic on Big Island. The island <br />is posted in numerous places with signs stating no motorized vehicles permitted on Big <br />Island. To me, motorized vehicles include both recreational vehicles, cars , and/or <br />trucks . I am certain that this is the desire of the residents in the area and of the city . It <br />is also unlikely that anyone will be transporting such a vehic le to the island for any <br />functional use as a car on Big Island would have no function and could be gotten there <br />only during certain months of the winter (January, February) when the lake is frozen and