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I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> W~LBUR F. DORN, <br />~' '~ ROB E' RT EDWARDS <br /> <br />DOR N & EDWARDS, LTD. <br /> A"CTOI~INEYI AT LAW <br /> <br />February 17, 1993 <br /> <br />Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Jerich <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. and Mrs. Jerich: <br /> <br /> When Rum River Hills was developed by Dr. Tom Anderson and <br />myself, it was done as a "Planned Unit Development" (PUD) Under <br />the City's PUD ordinance. This means that a variety of land uses <br />(residential, commercial, recreational) were created, and the <br />development was done in phases. One of the yet uncompleted <br />phases concerns a 3.7 acre tract (Outlot C) which lies south <br />of the third fairway, and just north of where 169th Avenue meets <br />Iodine Street. <br /> <br /> This tract was approved for higher-density multiple-family <br />housing to be developed when central sewer and water became <br />available. The lot was laid out to accomodate a'single:row' <br />of condominiums or apartments along the third fairway,'served <br />by a single private access road. About.40 condominiums or apart- <br />ments could be constructed on this parcel. <br /> <br /> In the past year we began exploring the possibilties of <br />developing this parcel using a private sewer and water system. <br />However, in bringing the subject up to some of the residents, <br />we heard widespread opposition to the concept of multiple- <br />family dwellings. Some people indicated that they were not <br />even aware that this parcel had received approval for this usage, <br />even though that information has been public knowledge since <br />1984. <br /> <br /> We have held this property for nine years, paid the taxes, <br />and the condominium plan was an integral part of our overall <br />expected return. The retail value of an approved condominium <br />plat would be somewhere in the area of $600,000. It is apparent <br />to us, however, that whether we use~a private treatment plant, <br />or wait for the metro sewer line to be extended this far north, <br />many of the neighbors will still object to the idea. However, <br />we have already performed our end of our arrangement with the <br />City. 'We donated the land for the golf course to the City, and <br />the City in turn was able to reconvey it to the Golf Course oper- <br /> <br /> '-C~VIL TRIAL ~P£CIALI~.T <br />CERTIFIED BY TH[ NATIONAL B'Q,~RD OF TRIAL ADVOCACY <br /> <br /> <br />