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JOANN JUNDT <br />SOUTHWAYS <br />1400 BRACKETTS POINT ROAD <br />WAYZATA, MINNESOTA 55391 <br />May 17, 2004 <br />TELEPHONE: 952-473-9524 <br />FACSIMILE: 9S2-473-7775 <br />Planning Commission <br />City of Orono <br />POBox66 <br />Crystal Bay, MN 55323 <br />Ladies and Gentlemen: <br />Jim and I have been sent the proposed plans for the new residence to be <br />constructed by the o~shaughnessys at 1265 Bracketts Point Road. <br />neighbors_ <br />attention: <br />We welcome them to Bracketts Point and will be glad to have them as <br />We have two concerns on their proposal which we would like to bring to your <br />Access to the new house is shown on the southern portion of the property and <br />has been moved from the current access which is on the eastern side of the <br />property. We are concerned about the safety aspects of an access on the <br />comer. While there is not substantial traffic generated by the residents further <br />down Bracketts Point Road, there is substantial sightseer traffic on Bracketts <br />Point Road, particularly in the summer. It is not unusual to have 20 to 30 cars <br />a day driving the ex.tent ofBracketts Point Road and turning around at the end <br />of Bracketts Point Road where it turns into the Reed driveway. <br />Will the stone wall landscape feature i\lter existing drainage patterns? We <br />have substantial plantings in the northern portion of our property which might <br />be endangered if normal drainage patters are interrupted. The southern portion <br />of the O 'Shaughnessy property and the northerly portion of our property were <br />lake and swamp areas which were filled by fonner owners. We have attached <br />to this letter information from the Hennepin County website which shows the <br />approximate location of the fill areas. We have no objection to the stone