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Don Bjork 1.0 September 1986 Mary Butler, Mayor Citv of Orono P.O. Box 66 Crystal Bay, Minnesota 55323 Dear Mrs. Butler: i'� i f SEP 15 1986 !J u.. L8 August 1986, the Planning Coir,mission voted 4 to 2 against recommending a conditional use per:lit for a resi- dential property located at 2259 Shadvwood Road in Navarre end owner.i by my mother, Mzrgaro; . R-jor,:. May I resncct-- fully request that you and the City Council exercise your own preroo ative in weighing the facts of this ase. Thus doing, I believe you will agree wig-:- those mE. ,.ers of the Planning Commission who felt the permit should be aranteel. 1. The apolicant. Before I cite the stated reason for denial and the basis of the Applicant's appeal, may I say that she has earned and deserves your special considation, this for no other reason than her faithful service as Post- master of Minnetonka Beach for 23 years. Now 88 years old, Mother h_,s been widowed since 1969, when m•_: Father (former- ly floor manager of the Minnetonka lieral(,) passed array. Still serving her church and community, she continues to live independently, this with a minimum of help like. this from her four sons, who were all raised in the Minnetonka area and are now scatterAd from coast to coast. 2. The stated reason for _ne denial. The 22 August 1986 "Notice of Planning Commission Action" states that the Com- miss.,on recommends denial for the following reason: nlicant has always been placed on Notice by the City that. second residential --r,it allowed in 1976 was always to serve owner as a non-re„r:u - unit." The rppl � cant u _. s not der- receivinq such .Notices, either perscnally or Lhrou,ih her _ons; but all will bear witness that they placed her unJ e 'gars of unnecessary stress, if not actual duress. Becau of the City's position, the Shadywood property has hecome a burden rather than a bles- sing. Nhen my broths, ::lif.ford wap ,alled to the ministry out of business in F,varre. the- ma_ upstairs unit became vac.;nt This left mot _er r,.,t only alone in the downstairs uni_, without recourc;e-entinq out the upstairs unit. Unable tr) sustain t1,(' cost: such a urge b1iildina, she was eventually r :)r. ced out !.or own home. . 1 , though F O Bu. x WRC Nyack, New York 10960 Phor,u 914'268-4138