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a <br /> �^l r> <br /> y����e���D <br /> ` � '` ?��1� <br /> To: Jim White and Bill Wells ���.�,���R <br /> City of Orono 01��0 <br /> P.O. Box 66, Crystal Bay, MN 55323 <br /> From: anonymous (name withheld to avoid retaliation for sending this letter) <br /> Date: November 3, 2008 <br /> Re: Violations of home occupation regulations at 2280 French Creek Circle <br /> I am writing to report what seems to be a home occupation violation at 2280 French <br /> Creek Circle in Orono. <br /> On a regular basis (approximately 2-3 times per month) one or two large, triple-axle, <br /> silver vans being pulled by large pick-up trucks are driven into the French Creek <br /> neighborhood and are parked on French Creek Circle or in the occupant's driveway. Then <br /> as many as six men, all driving what appear to be their own vehicles, park their vehicles <br /> either on French Creek Circle or in the occupant's driveway. They then get out, pulling <br /> wheeled suitcases behind them. They go into the occupant's house and come out carrying <br /> metal lockboxes. They then spend the next 30 to 60 minutes loading them into the van(s). <br /> Finally, they come out again, wheeling their suitcases behind them, get into their vehicles <br /> and drive away. <br /> Often, the vans will arrive on a Friday night and the unloading/loading occurs early on <br /> Saturday morning. <br /> About a month ago, a neighbor took photos at one of these incidents. After this person <br /> was observed taking photos, there have been at least three sightings of these silver vans <br /> parked in the parking lot of the Minnetonka Center for the Arts, rather than on French <br /> Creek Circle. <br /> � <br /> I have studied the regulations of home occupations in the city of Orono. The violations <br /> that are occurring include: <br /> 1. The home occupation results in an incompatibility and disturbance of the residential <br /> nature of the French Creek neighborhood, where many young children live, walk and ride <br /> bikes on the roads. There is one report of two children being growled at when they got <br /> too close to the loading process. <br /> 2. Employed persons. More than one employee or associate is on the property at a given <br /> time in relation to home occupation. <br /> 3. Outdoor storage seems to be occurring in the silver vans. <br />