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OF
ORONO On the North Shore of Lake Minnetonka
December 22, 1988
Larry E. Reed
Hassan & Reed, LTD
Attorneys at Law
500 Wirth Park Center
4000 Olson Memorial Highway
Minneapolis, MN 55422
Re: Blanch LaBresch, 4598 North Shore Drive, Orono - Clean Up
Dear Mr. Reed:
Since our last correspondence on October 26th and 27th, 1988, I have
not heard from you or your client in regards to the above mentioned
property and code violations. It is still the City's position that Mrs.
LaBresch is the fee owner and tax payer of the subject property.
Therefore, I am stating again that it is her responsibility to clean up the
lot as required by Orono Municipal Code Section 9.50 and Section 9.55.
Since the City is still receiving complaints and concerns on the clean up
of the above subject property, we are again requesting that your client
correct the code violations at this time.
On January 5, 1989 , this office will make an inspection of the above
subject property. If your client has failed to clean the property up by
that time, citations will once again be issued and the matter referred to
the City Attorney for appropriate legal action.
If you have any questions on the above matter, please feel free to
contact me at my office.
Sincerely,
i '
Thomas J. Ja obs,
Building & Fire Inspector
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cc: Mark E. Bernhardson, City Administrator
Jeanne A. Mabusth, Building & Zoning Administrator
Michael P. Gaffron, Asst Planning & Zoning Administrator
Lyle Oman, Field Inspector
Bryan Crawford, City Attorney
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January 18, 1989
Thomas J. Jacobs
Building and Fire Inspector
City of Orono
1335 South Brown Road
P.O. Box 66
Crystal Bay, Minnesota 55323
Re: State of Minnesota v. Blanch LaBresch
Clean-up of 4598 North Shore Drive, Orono
Dear Tom:
As you recall, the Blanche LaBresch matter was set on for
a pretrial conference on January 3, 1989. At that time, following
my telephone conversation with you, I reached the following
negotiation with the defendant ' s attorney.
The charge was continued for dismissal until June 1,
1989. The following conditions were part of the continuance :
(1) The property would be cleaned up within 14 days.
Ms. LaBresch indicatedthat this could and would be
accomplished. Therefore, the property should have
been cleaned up by January 17, 1989. You should
make an inspection of the property to determine
whether or not the clean-up has been completed. Ms .
LaBresch did express some concern over the
possibility of a significant snowfall which may
hamper clean-up efforts. I indicated to her that
Thomas J. Jacobs
January 18, 1989
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she should contact my office if any snowfall created
a problem with the clean-up. Although we did have a
recent snowstorm, I received no word from her or her
attorney as to any request for an extension of the
14 days. She also indicated that some of the larger
timbers may be frozen into the ice and that it would
be impossible to remove them until weather
conditions change. I indicated to her that she
should make every effort to remove all of the
timbers and that if some were impossible to remove,
she should verify that with the city.
(2) With regard to the foundation wall, it was agreed
that the wall would be removed by June 1, 1989 and
that the foundation would be filled in.
( 3) The defendant would immediately put up a snow fence
around the foundation to prevent any accidents .
(4) The clean-up would be inspected and certified as
complete by the city.
( 5) The defendant would pay court costs in the amount of
$50.00.
In light of the above, please let me know if the
defendant has complied with the conditions noted above. If not,
I would suggest contacting Ms. LaBresch to determine whether or
not we need to put the charge back on the court calendar.
Very truly yours,
zrya L. Crawforlk
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cc: Mark E. Bernhardson
City Administrator