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JASON C. HECKr. ' <br />9146 NORTH SHORE DRIVE <br />WAYZATA,MINNEGOTA 66391 <br />January 1.9, 1976 <br />Orono Planning Commission <br />Village of Orono <br />Dear Comm issi oners : <br />We recently read in a local paper that some more people were <br />asking permission to subdivide their lots presumably for the <br />purpose of building more hlmies. We further understand this <br />to be on :he north side of North Shore Drive in the vicinity <br />of our dome, which .is ]ucated on the south side of North Shore <br />Drive. <br />We would like to voice our objection to the subdivision of <br />properties on the north side of North Share Drive for the fol- <br />lowing reasons: <br />1, 'nie area in question is already pretty well built up, <br />meaning that it is well developed with homes. We <br />think, therefore, that it would be a mistake to al- <br />low more home building in the already well -developed <br />areas of Orono which would also increase the density <br />of population in an area which is already well. popula- <br />ted. If the Planning Comrlissi,)n permitted everyone in <br />Orono who had a larger size lot to subdivide and build <br />homes, we suspect we would not only end up with a <br />density of population unsatisfactory to the majority <br />of Orono, but we would find that the resources of the <br />conurninity would be taxed beyond a reasonable point. <br />2. Putting more home on the lots which already have homes <br />on them would result in the deterioration of home values <br />in the inunvdiate vicinity. As stated above, the area <br />is already well settled. If more homes are introduced <br />in the area, then we think that conimon sense indi 'i_-s <br />that there will be an overall downgrading of the as <br />a place to live clue to the fact that it is now more <br />crowded with housing. Presently, the area is well <br />built up although it still retains a nistic, somewhat <br />