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Y • 1750 Skidmore Road • Stoughton,WI 53589 • Hm 608/873 6777 • Off 608/266-7185 • • June 23, 1998 To: Members, Dane County Zoning Committee From: Stephen W. Grohmann - "/ Town of Pleasant Springs Subject: Zoning Petition#7271 I urge you to swiftly and decisively reject Zoning Petition#7271. The Deed Restriction you are being asked to remove is a well considered and debated resolution to a long standing problem. It codifies an agreement reached between Milwaukee Repeater, the Town of Pleasant Springs, and myself a year a half ago after a lot of discussion with all the parties. The previous access road to the tower site in question is an old farm road running through my yard at 1750 Skidmore Road. It is a 10 foot wide easement that runs between my house and outbuildings. It was assigned almost 50 years ago when (I am told) the tower site only needed to be checked a couple times a year Over the 10 years I have lived there, I have seen increasing traffic by tenants of the tower, at all hours of the day and night. In Fall of 1996, Milwaukee Repeater requested a zoning change to build an newer tower with even more capacity. Upon understanding the obsolete nature of the existing easement for the intended use, the Town of Pleasant Springs Board required that a new easement be developed by Milwaukee Repeater and use of the old one be discontinued. The Town asked that the new easement be developed before construction of the new tower(see attached letter from Town Chairman Ken Schuck to Milwaukee Repeater). Milwaukee Repeater stressed the importance of beginning construction as soon as possible and asked to use the old easement during the construction period and develop the new access over the ensuing months. Largely because I agreed to this process, the Town altered its requirement to require, instead, that the new easement be developed within one year of the CUP issuance. Representatives of Milwaukee Repeater stated their complete agreement with this resolution (reiterated in the Ken Schuck letter attached). The Deed Restriction that codified this agreement was endorsed by the County Zoning Committee and County Board. This resolution was recognized by all parties as a firm and permanent solution. The Deed Restriction is not ambiguous. Milwaukee Repeater was required to secure a new access and develop it for use within the one year grace period granted. )43-- CR4 i