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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for July 16, 2012 Page 6 of 8 Art Luedeke, father of Terry, explained Terry has gone out of his way to appease everyone and has performed work off his property in order to comply. He said Terry has been an asset to the neighborhood by purchasing the foreclosed home and working hard to fix it up. Terry's roommate Anthony stated that he leaves early in the morning and returns home late at night and has never been disturbed by any noise on the property. He said the cars are neatly parked out of sight; Terry rarely works on Saturday, and works on personal vehicles in the evenings. Brent Krause, 17590 Henna, stated he was not aware that Terry even had a business on his property and had no complaints. John Lutz stated that it was great to have Terry available to fix farm equipment, and Terry has told him when he can and cannot bring vehicles to his property in order to be in compliance. Vince Niemczyk, 17233 Henna Avenue North, stated the horse shows on the property to the north of Terry cause more problems on Henna than Terry does. Vince said he is in the field all day long that is in close proximity to the Luedeke property, and he does not hear anything. A customer of Luedeke's from Marine on the St. Croix said Terry has had him come get his vehicle and has driven his truck to his house just to stay in compliance with his IUP. Laura Donahue, 13926 Flay Avenue North, said the company she works for is a supplier for Luedeke, and that Terry is very honest. He provides a means for her to provide for her family. Tom Ryden, 17687 Henna Avenue North, said his property abuts the private drive, and he has no complaints. Joe Wewers, 15880 Harrow Avenue North, said he thought Terry has more than done his work to comply with the City, and the Council should take into consideration what Terry has done for the community. Mike Rokala, 17567 Henna Avenue North, stated that he felt Terry was a good guy but he did not like the noise or the hours of traffic. The business violates six of the thirteen conditions consistently, and at times there are up to 30 vehicles parked on the property. There are more trips to the property and vehicles stored than allowed and he has violated hours worked. Mike said he noted 33 times he could hear Terry working and there was a lot of work done outside. He violated the rules consistently and there was too much noise and impacts. He said another neighbor, Joe, has also complained and directed Mike to take pictures. Mike also stated that the road has been deteriorating faster since Terry was there. It was Mike Rokala's opinion that this was not a business that belonged in that location. There were no other comments, and Acting Mayor Petryk closed the public hearing. Council Member Klein stated he had visited the site and found the vehicles to be completely out of sight, and the distance and trees between buildings made it difficult for him to believe there was a lot of noise.