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� To: Mark Bernhardson, City Administrator
From: Jeanne A. Mabusth, Building & Zoning Administrator
Date: May 31, 1991
Subject: 1290 Spruce Place
Please provide a memo for the above referenced address file
reviewing your final directives or comments to Jeff Paige
regarding his claim that he was unaware that the former tax
forfeit property was released for sale with special restrictions.
Staff is certain that Mr. Paige will reference yvur comments
during the review of a future lot area variance application.
It would be very helpful for the staff if you could review
your files to see if you have any other pertin�nt information
relating to this property.
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From: Nancy and Evan n
1260 Soruce Place
(Orono) Mound, M�J. 5�364
We �n�ould like to register our opinion that the vacant lot wnich �s for sale
at 1290 Spruce Place should not be offered for sale as � buil�ablP lot �y
the current owner, It is our opinion that since this lot was a tax
forfeiture and a pubiic expense as well as a nuisance in the nei�hborhood
for years, it should have been offered for sale to the general public. if it
�vas, in fact, buildable. We, and other neighbor�, were lead to believe that
it was not buildable and, as such, would be offered for sale only to the
ajo�n�ng properties. tt was orfered onl� to these �roperties and it was
sold at a very low �rice to the propertY on r.he south.
If this lot is declared buildable, the present owner will be abie to sell it
at a substantial profit. The city will have arranged for h�m to benefit
greatly at the expense of the general public.
This lot shouid either be declared unbuildable or should be repurchased by
the c�ty or state and offered for sale to everyone.
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