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APR 2 9: 2013 <br /> • <br /> Mr Mayor John Dietz, and whomever else l need to write a plea to,•l am writing this letter after heaflng from my realtor#hat 1 am not bung allowed to split the-empty•lot"off of my main home: For over 40 years my husband and I kept the primary;residence lot and <br /> the empty lot next to it mowed, cleaned"up, grass and trees planted and;thriving, knowing that•we could use thatlot as an investment for we retired <We always knew we would need to <br /> sell and downsize into a smaller home when we got old together,"We paid our taxes on time, <br /> even though each year they rose from $300 a year to what it is today,$3466 We believed that <br /> Elk River was a place that.respected and appreciated;the.people whowanted to.,make it their <br /> home; <br /> My husband of 37-1/2 years died March 7 ' of this year Cneof the things he wanted me to do• <br /> • <br /> was sell the house and the empty lot so i"could pay off he medical bills"and find a smaller senior <br /> citizen friendly home, medical-debt free. i,contacted a realtor to begin the""process He went to <br /> the Sherbume.County recorder and•tax offices and;wastold;I couldn't.split the lot aft;`t was. <br /> heartbroken:You have to know how much that extra'money means to me, it means•1 can pay off:, <br /> Bill's:medical debts and move into something l can handle..By not allowing this to happen,":I <br /> don't know how t:can sell the combination of the'two Jots into one big one, when the rest of the <br /> :homes up the,street, along-the flyer, are all smaller It,doesn't make sense or seem fair <br /> l don't;unders#and why the neighbor on the otherside of my"empty,lot has the same size Cot <br /> frontage, then back to the Mississippi) but;l can't'do anything with mine:The house next to`. <br /> our residence has'IT of frontage Tl a lot my home is:on is 1;41'. is <br /> Why doesn't Elk River want the additional tax revenue of having m.y 141° lot and splitting oft the <br /> 112' empty lot' <br /> I walk down our quiet little street, and see many houses on lots that are smaller than what my <br /> empty lot frontage;is, all";going:back to the river Right at the intersection of Yale Street NW and <br /> 167th Ave NW there is a`home on a lot that is 80'wide The next 4 houses up Yale Street are all <br /> 111'frontage, and;they all go",back to the river <br /> Why am l"being forced to combined the tots 1 own, when theentirestreet isalready developed <br /> and have much smallerlots' I;urge you to take,"a <br /> • drive.down!our li tle street,:fosee each home <br /> that has thriving young"families, who love living,on the river,so they can drop a fishing line'in <br /> whenever they want, teach their kids •the joy of living n"ext to the Mississippi,,have kids and,pets. <br /> who have space to live the good life pie all dream about The lots are not overly wide; but they <br /> do extend back to the river, so':tizey are quite long Frorxi the road you can't really tell:how long <br /> the lots are. My two lots;are welt above flood level <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br /> Please reconsider the zoning of my two lots, to,.bett er reflect the development in our;: <br /> neighborhood To increase tax revenue for Elk River Ta be lair <br /> i Thank you for your consideration <br /> { <br /> Pat Bruchert . <br /> 16934`Yale'Street NW' <br /> Elk River, MN"55330 <br /> Cell 763 228 5090 <br />