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EXHIBIT # (� <br />Tanda Gratz <br />•rom: Joyer, Jeffrey [JJoyer@CBBURNET.COM] <br />Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 2:08 PM <br />To: Joyer, Jeffrey <br />Cc: 'jsmyser@ci.Iino- Iakes.mn.us; 'tgretz@ci.Iino- lakes.mn.us'; ' jbergeson @ci.lino- lakes.mn.us'; <br />'dcarlson©ci.lino- lakes.mn.us'; 'jodonnell@ci.Iino- Iakes.mn.us; 'cdahl @ci.lino- Iakes.mn.us'; <br />'jreinert @ ci.lino- Iakes.mn.us' <br />Subject: FW :Letter from Ray and Arlene Thorp <br />Following is a letter from Ray and Arlene Thorp... <br />We are writing to request the City Council to intercede for us in a very <br />difficult situation. Recently the City Staff prevented <br />us from selling a lot we own on Oak Lane. This lot was purchased over <br />35 <br />years ago as an investment. Following is a timeline summarizing the <br />history <br />of this lot. <br />Timeline Summary: <br />1963 We, Ray and Arlene Thorpe, purchase home at 901 Oak Ln and extra <br />adjoining lot to west, lots 29 & 30, Lake View <br />Woodlands. <br />1965 Two years later, we purchase a 3rd lot, Lot 28, as long term <br />investment for retirement. <br />1975 1200 sq. ft. garage built on lot 28. Garage was built by our <br />eighbor who was also the Lino Lakes Building Inspector at <br />the time. <br />1983 We started receiving one tax statement instead of 3 tax <br />statements. <br />We did not authorize <br />this change. No documentation at the county or city is <br />available to explain what prompted this change. <br />The consolidation of statements coincides with a major <br />records conversion from paper to computers at the county, <br />1982 -1983. We assumed it an efficiency measure at the <br />county level. <br />1998 Lot 30 is sold and closed. Recent retirement and health <br />conditions <br />prompted our decision. New owners build house currently <br />873 <br />Oak Lane <br />at <br />2002 Mounting medical and prescription drug bills prompted a decision <br />to <br />sell Lot 28. <br />February 23, 2002 to March 27, 2002: <br />Purchase agreement signed with Bill Neeck. <br />Satisfactory perc and soils tests completed for proposed septic <br />system. <br />Survey completed, determined garage setback as adequate <br />Trees cleared from building site by buyer in preparation for <br />construction start April 2nd. <br />Application made for building permit. <br />Buyer notified of issues with building permit <br />Size of accessory building exceeds current limits, if <br />proposed <br />1 <br />