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' S-rn-f� F�� 3G gs ��1yrc,r� <br /> ,��,\ <br /> ;;;; � �' � <br /> .: ,, <br /> �' � ���� _ <br /> �- � <br /> :!, :;:;�� � , �► C ITY of ORONO <br /> •. � '.�� t�b��• � 1, <br /> 1� �5Y � ., �,. !�v" Municipal Offices <br /> '.�� �u�ti i;;: Ati ti�' <br /> `:�� � � ����� .� , Street Address: Mailing Address: <br /> : � ,,,._:�� G: <br /> ��`\'kESII�4-=� 2150 Kelley Parkway P.O. Box 66 <br /> ''�=_--='-� Orono, MN 55356 Crystal Bay, MN 55323•0066 <br /> February 19, 2004 <br /> Frank and Melissa Plachecki <br /> 3685 North Shore Drive <br /> Orono, MN 55391 <br /> Re: Fire Lane Status <br /> Deaz Mr. &Mrs. Plachecki: <br /> Thank you for your letter of February 16. The right-of-way adjacent to your property,which you refer <br /> to as a fire lane,was created and dedicated to the public as`Crystal Street' as part of the plat of"Shady- <br /> wood"in 1893. It retains its status as a 33'wide public right-of-way,and appears on County plat maps <br /> as an eastward extension of the south half North Shore Drive. <br /> The City does not have the right to sell this parcel to anyone.Because`Crystal Street'was dedicated to <br /> the public use from the plat of Shadywood,the only way it can become non-public is via a street vacation <br /> process,in which the City Council would have to conclude that the right-of-way serves no present or future <br /> public purpose. If the City vacated the right-of-way,it would by law revert back to the adjacent underlying <br /> owner from the plat in which it was originally dedicated,i.e.the ovmers of Lot 1,Block 1,Shadywood(the <br /> owners of 3705 North Shore Drive).In answer to your query as to whether you would have an equal <br /> opportunity to bid on the parcel, the answer is no. <br /> However,I can assure you that the City has no intent to vacate this right-of-way. I am enclosing an excerpt <br /> � from the Orono Community Management Plan which establishes that the existing and potential access <br /> points to Lake Minnetonka are very deaz,and even though they may have no current public uses,we <br /> cannot predict what public uses they may serve in the future. <br /> I'm also enclosing a copy of the current County plat map and a copy of the original plat of Shadywood. <br /> Should you have further questions,please contact me at 952-249-4600. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> ���' <br /> ,�.1`�- f...�. <br /> Michael P. Gaffron <br /> Planning Director <br /> encl. <br /> Telephone(952)249-4600 • Fax(952)249-461b <br /> www.ci.orono.mn.us � <br />