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, . O�j � ' r O O � : � ;;,e ,� CITY of ORONO !� Municipal Offices ti ��.� ` '�G Street Address: Mailing Address: �kE$HO¢ 2750 Kelley Parkway P.O. Box 66 Orono, MN 55356 Crystal Bay, MN 55323-0066 December 7, 2009 Jerrv Grewe 7845 Turner Road Independence, MN ��359 Re: Smith Dump, 44� Brown Road South, Orono Dear Mr. Grewe: You have requested a letter detailing what information the City would like from you and/or the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to help establish the ��iability of the property at 445 Brown Road South for use as one or more building sites for new construction. City records include very little information about the dump located on the property. Aerial photo evidence datinb back to the mid-19�Os suggests that all but the easterly 2+ acres of the site has been filled at some time in the past. We know that there ha��e been efforts by the property owner through the years to add clean fill over the dump areas to bury the debris accumulation, per general recommendations of the MPCA. The dump has lonb been a concern of t11e City because one of the major subwatershed creeks feeding Lake Minnetonka flows through the filled area. We have no records of what w�as dumped at the site, the actual boundaries of the dumping, what types of materials �vere dumped, or whether an}� potentially hazardous materials were involved. When faced w�ith questions about the property from potential purchasers, the City is obligated to disclose available information. The fact that we know very little about the dump apparently raises red flags for most prudent purchasers. We have no Certificate of Survey of the property on file. We have been asked about whether the property is subdividable. We believe it is not subdividable based on the current zoning regulations that require 2.0 acres of dry buildable land and 200' of width per building site. The viability of the property just as a single building site for new construction is also a question mark given the required boundary setbacks, wetland setback and buffer requirements, well setback from landfill areas, the need for two on-site sewage treatment system sites meeting required separations from the creek, wetland and well, etc. These questions will likely not be ans��ered fully until the property owner or purchaser provides a Telephone(952)249-4600 • Fax(952)249-4616 www.ci.orono.mn.us