1975-11-13 Resident Letter-Property History

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RICHAAO J MA[r[LC A0110C'ATE WILLIA,M H. 01)rj.1.1. Ar ORMILY At LAW ALUN DROO OUILOINO CMASNA, MI1dM2sOTA 00310 40121 444-2200 November 13, Mr. Michael Scheller. Building Inspector and Mr. Henry Munich, Village of Orono P. O. Box 66 Planning and Zoning Director Crystal Bay, Minnesota 5 323 Re: Alleged Discrepencies Dear Mr. Scheller and Mr. Munich: 1975 r MAIL A00Q916 o so* ss CNASMA. MINN6{O1A S4310 This letter is written in response to your letter of November S, 1975, and iicludes the comments and discussions of our meeting in your office on Wednesday, November 12, 1975. Perhaps a brief outline of the history of the structure in question would be helpful in understanding the situation. The building, to the best of my knowledge, was initially constructed in 1906 as a resort hotel. In about 1940 a large addition including a 20 x 60 foot dining room wa:. added to the south side. At this time, the Casco Point Lodge was operating as a summer resort with two large structures, one being the current existing building. The Lodge had a beer license and boat ren*al operation in addition to -ental of rooms and small cabins located on the premises. Subsequently, the Lodge property was divided into two parcels, and the cabins and dance hall were removed leaving the current structure, a S,Uuu square foot: summer hotel with i iueuruuwai. The liquor license was dropped sometime in the 1950's. Previous owners had attempted to operate both a retirement home and a drug rehabilitation center on the property and were forced to abandon these ideas on account of public sentiment. In March, 1973, I purchased the property with sty rother-in-law fioen Rev. Max Saltzman, who had been living there himself with varyinq numbers of children, grandchildren and foster children. He was operstinq a recorAinq studio on the premises under the businews name of Christian Dynamics which was even carried in the local phone directory at the 3600 Casco Avenue address. The premises was extremely rundown havir-i only screens and shutters on so*.* of the windows, little or no insulation, no garaqe, an above- ground well pump system and badly in need of cleaninq up and repaintinq. I resided in the home with any wife, her brother and his wits fir less than a year, at which time he decided it was a loosinq bettlo so saved out with my buyinq his *here. In the suss sr of 1174, we completed the garage, reroofed portions of the building and cleaned up the premises. Miring that summers we had substantial rewdslinq