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E November 23, 2016 Page 3 Department require no contact between the Board Members and the Harers. There has been no no-contact order put into place, as that requires judicial intervention. However, at this point, the Board decided to have all communication with the Harers come from my office as opposed to directly from any of the Board Members, Subsequently, on October 25, 2016 correspondence from my office to the Harers requested again that the Harers submit plans for any structures ori their property to the Architectural Review Committee and that they again remove the animals that are in violation of the Rules and Regulations from their property. Around this timeframe, the Harers took to social media to complain about the action of the Board Members and made unwarranted and inappropriate allegations against specific Board Members, and in one instance a Board Member's spouse. In addition, correspondence was sent to my office from the Harers making certain inquiries regarding the previous letter as well as complaining about actions of various Board Members. In response, two things happened. Number one, I sent a follow up correspondence to the Harers informing them of three things. First, that the Board understands that a pig is housed on the property and that regardless of any action taken by the Board, Ramsey City Code disallows possession of pigs on lots that are less than 3 acres in size. This would mean that the housing of a pig on the property is in violation of the Ramsey City Code. Second, I indicated that the Ramsey City Code indicates that if an individual wants to keep chickens on their property the chickens must have an "exercise area." I indicated that any structure or exercise area on their property requires plans to be submitted to the Northfork Architectural Review Committee. Third, I requested that the Harers stop making personal, derogatory, and inflammatory comments about any of the individual Board Members and most especially their family members. The second thing that happened was that the Board took the unusual step, which is not necessary under the Governing Documents, and mailed out a voting ballot to the Members seeking opinion regarding the housing and keeping of chickens on property within Northfork. The ballots were accompanied by a correspondence explaining the situation. Subsequently, the Board received numerous calls from concerned Members about the Harers knocking on their door, unsolicited, and asking them for and about their vote on these ballots. In response, our office d