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8/2/73 Page Three around a home are acquired and that particular home is left isolated, surrounded by Park lands. At the present time there is nothing definite as to the acquisition of her home. Mrs. Koehler said that at the present time they have people picnicing on their front lawn, fishermen park in their yard and all sorts of inconven- iences, and they still choose to live there. So who is the County to decide on whether she would or would not like to live in a Park area. She felt that this decision should be hers and not that of the County. Mr. Marier asked Mr. Torkildson if every effort would be made to bypass this home. Mr. Torkildson said this home is on lake shore property and their main purpose is to preserve the lake shore. Mrs. Koehler said that when they decided to build and were told they needed 22 acres, they didn't question the Village. They decided to take the lake shore and pretect it. Mr. Torkildson said that the County Park Board does not care to buy any home that will not effect the development of the Park. At the present time the park access road is not adequate. News ones will have to be constructed. There has been discussion of relocating the road so that it will be behind the homes hoping that the Village would vacate the present road so the property owners would not have a road in front and back of their homes. There is a possibility that when this is done it could be arranged in such a fashion as to make it unnecessary for them to acquire this particular home. Mrs. Harold Leibel asked if there was a map showing where this roadway would be. Mr. Torkildson said, No, this would not be available until the site map is laid out. Mrs. Koehler wondered if the present road could be extened.. Mr. Marier repeated his question. Mr. Torkildson said he thought that was a fair statement. The County Board is reluctant to acquire homes that are not a deterent to the development of the Park. When a site plan is developed, and a decision is made as to the road, then the Kohlers will have to decide whether they want to stay or sell and move at that time. Mr. McLean was concerned that once the boundaries are set, these lands are then virtually frozen. The land would be removed from the market but the owners would continue to pay taxes onthis property. At what point in time would the Board release these lands if they were not to be used for Park purposes? Mr. Torkildson said that once the boundaries are set, then they have never to his knowledge released any lands within those boundaries. Mr. Torkildson said their target date l'as already been set back by one month.