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S,�-r- �rc.� ��aS N�F st�� �� . <br /> C S�� 14�1NK.ON'[''S /N 3�i TsSr N' ��'1., (.��1.1 <br /> ���/ v `� <br /> :'� � � \. <br /> i <br /> ;%O � O�� <br /> ,, 1 <br /> ,, ,.;::���T��;.,. ,► CITY of ORONO <br /> . <br /> �..,� ,:�, . :, � ..: ,� � <br /> ',,�;, .�'' e� .'�_'� �: F►�.'J Municipal Offices <br /> ;..� ��'��1' `''�`:*•� + '�%;� <br /> : .� �,''�'��':`` .�``:}� G ,: Street Address: <br /> r,�;,��•� Mailing Address: <br /> ''�`9$Egg04'��"� 2750 Kelley Parkway P.O. Box 66 <br /> ��� Crystal Bay, MN 55323-0066 <br /> `'�_•_-='' Orono, MN 55356 <br /> February 19, 2004 <br /> Frank and Melissa Plachecki <br /> 3685 North Shore Drive <br /> Orono,MN 55391 <br /> Re: Fire Lane Status <br /> Dear Mr. &Mrs. Plachecki: <br /> Thank you for your letter of February 16. The right-of-way adj acent to your property,which you refer <br /> to as afire 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 fmm 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 adj acent underlying <br /> owner from the plat in which it was originally dedicated,i.e.the owners 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 dear,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 cunent 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 /> ��� � <br /> Michael P. Gaffron <br /> Planning Director <br /> encl. <br /> Teleohone f9521249.4600 • Fax f9521249.4616 <br />