LA21-000017 (480 Big Island) Ex I Public Comment

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From:Paul Maravelas To:Melanie Curtis Subject:Joe Thull lake access request LA21-000017 Date:Monday, March 8, 2021 4:34:16 PM Dear Ms. Curtis, I am one of several landowners at 130 Big Island and a historian of the island. I wanted to share my opinion regarding Joe Thull's lake access request (LA21-000017). I don't think it is reasonable to ask the Thull family or the immediate neighbors to trek overland to the northeast a considerable distance as is contemplated in the conditional use permit application. It is difficult enough to bring materials and supplies to the island without adding the additional complexity of having the lake access so far away. It would impart a great convenience for the owners of 480, 490, and 500 (lots 12 through 15, Morse Island Park) to have their docks and boats nearby as well, where they can be conveniently monitored. I believe the city should condemn a part of the southerly portion of the Three Rivers Park land in order to extend Anawan Avenue to the southwest through the Three Rivers land to the lake. Anawan Avenue is a platted street which adjoins Mr. Thull's property on the southeast side. It appears to me from maps that the distance from the current termination of Anawan Avenue to the lake is about 50 feet. The extension of the street would not affect the park district's land inordinately, as it lies on the extreme edge of the parcel and would not divide it. The west end of Anawan Avenue is platted to be 33 feet wide, but the extension I propose could probably be reduced in width if wanted. Paul Maravelas Mayer, Minnesota 612 581 8207