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3248 Twin Lake Road Little Canada, MN 55127 -4015 July 7, 1999 Mayor Michael Fahey and City Council Members City of Little Canada 515 East Little Canada Road Little Canada, MN 55117 Dear Mayor Fahey and Little Canada City Council Members: Thank you for the information that we recently received regarding the history of the easement on the south side of the Klidzejs properties. We do not disagree that this easement was established in 1986, based on the agreement between the City of Little Canada and Leopolds and Tekla Klidzejs. We are simply asking you to reconsider your decision to build a public street on the easement. After attending the June 22° City Council Meeting concerning the development of the Mitchell property on Twin Lake Road/Twin Lake Trail, we were alarmed by your perceptions of the area. We believe that you think all three Klidzejs properties (3244, 3246, and 3248 Twin Lake Road) share a single driveway located on the easement under discussion. This is not the case. Only the house located at 3244 Twin Lake Road has /uses a driveway on this particular (southem) easement. The houses at 3246 and 3248 Twin Lake Road use driveways on the north side of the Klidzejs properties, next to the Hamel property. There is no need to build an expensive, brand - new street and cul -de -sac which, at this time, would serve just one house. The owners of 3244 have never had a problem with anyone not being able to get in or out of their driveway. Construction of a new street on the "Mitchell Trail" easement would cause several problems in addition to those cited in our previous letter to you dated June 16, 1999. They include the following: • It is illogical and very undesirable to us that we could be forced to pay assessments for the construction of a public street and cul -de -sac that we neither want nor need. • The level of noise reverberating from Highway 694 would increase because trees and other vegetation that currently reduce or block the noise would have to be removed. The noise level from the highway has skyrocketed over the past several decades, as traffic has grown heavier. We do not welcome the noise level increasing even more. There are no sound barriers constructed between the Twin Lake Road/Twin Lake Trail area and Highway 694. • The trees and vegetation that presently reduce highway noise also serve another important purpose. That is, they help with improving the quality of the air that we breathe. Losing our existing trees and vegetation would increase the air pollution emanating from Highway 694. We do not wish to subject our health to additional air pollution risks such as asthma or cancer. PAGE 157