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�-��0 � - <br /> C ITY OF ORONO <br /> � � Street Address: Mailing Address: I Telephone(952)249-4600 <br /> y�, � 2750 Kelley Parkway P.O.Box bb Fax (952)249-4616 <br /> 1 �' Orono,MN 55356 Crystal Bay,MN 55323 www.ci.orono.mn.us <br /> "�KFs H o��` <br /> April 18,2014 <br /> Jim and Jean Whalen <br /> 14425 38`�Avenue North <br /> Plymouth,MN 55446 <br /> Re: Access to your Orono property <br /> Dear Mr. and Ms Whalen, <br /> It was a pleasure to meet with you on April 10 to discuss the various options for accessing your property <br /> and the challenges of each. Since that meeting, I have had an opportunity to review the correspondence <br /> that you sent to the Mayor and staff regarding your expectations of gaining access to your property and <br /> that someone other than yourselves should pay for that access. Please be advised that the City of Orono <br /> has always required property owners or developers to pay for all development related expenses. In the <br /> present situation,that means that you would be required to pay for any and all expenses associated with <br /> the necessary road improvements and any ancillary costs to access your lot. <br /> As we discussed, if you are unwilling to pay the potential costs of gaining access via Jacobs Mill Road, <br /> other options you may wish to pursue include: <br /> • Contacting MnDOT pursuant to their 1998 letter in which they state"attention will be paid to the <br /> access of your property". <br /> • Contacting the owners of all abutting property to determine whether any of them are interested in <br /> providing you access from Orchard Park Road, or whether any have an interest in purchasing <br /> your property absent resolution of the access issue. <br /> Absent any success with these two options,we would encourage you to continue discussions with <br /> Hennepin County regarding the lack of suitable options. The City and Staff are prepared to help figure <br /> out the best access to your lot and I would encourage you to contact me if you feel another meeting would <br /> be helpful(952-249-4622 or m affron_,ci.orono.mn.us). <br /> Sincerely, <br /> v <br /> Michael P. Gaffron <br /> Asst. City Administrator <br /> cc Mayor&City Council <br /> City Staff&Attorney <br /> Eric Drager, Hennepin County <br /> John Isackson, MnDOT <br />