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nom.. <br /> copies of these pages on which I have marked and/or annotated <br /> inconsistant Policies/Objectives; two inconsistancies have <br /> particular relevance in considering ZNR action on Petition 7409 . <br /> Because the proposed driveway is of prime concern to <br /> adjoining farmland owners, please specifically note that <br /> driveways are not "permitted to cross agricultural land to reach <br /> proposed non-farm development" . <br /> This unique land area provides a richly diversified wildlife <br /> habitat. The annotation on enclosed Town Land Use Plan (see <br /> Page 3, Objective #11 ) barely begins to describe the beauty <br /> and bounty of this land. For wall_.ove.r._a_-centu ..y�*this land <br /> had been treasuid. Its unique geological value is confirmed <br /> by the presence of the Ice Age Trail, and its special ecological <br /> character is reconfirmed each year by ever-increasing numbers <br /> of hikers, birdwatchers, photographers, wild-food gatherers, <br /> wild plant lovers, pic)fnickers, hunters, anglers, snowmobilers, <br /> ATV riders, and horseback riders . <br /> Granting approval of Petition 7409 is simply NOT compatible <br /> with Dane County/Town of Roxbury commitment to protection for <br /> unique historical, environmental, and wildlife habitat areas. <br /> CONCLUSION - Your careful consideration of all factors -- legal, <br /> technical, and public costs; impact on a unique and irreplacable <br /> geological/ecological land area immediately adjoining the Ice <br /> Age Trail; procedural irregularities/inconsistancies; and impact <br /> on nearby farm owners-operators -- will be deeply appreciated, <br /> especially by adjacent landowners, most of whom have expressed <br /> strong objections to Petition 7409 . As you prepare your staff <br /> report, I strongly urge you to consider recommending that the <br /> ZNR take appropriate action to delay Petition 7409 until land <br /> use inconsistancies are resolved, or, preferrably, deny the <br /> Petition as a clear demonstration of Dane County commitment <br /> to far-seeing land use policies, objectives, and procedures. <br /> Surely we can achieve a balance between honoring our heritage <br /> from the past, meeting our needs in the present, and ensuring <br /> that future generations have the opportunity for doing the same. <br /> Respectfully, <br /> John L. Brereton <br /> Enclosed for your convenience: <br /> Copies of Trustee' s Deeds ( 2 ) <br /> Copies of Roxbury Land Use Plan - pp. 3-4 <br /> Copies of Roxbury Land Use Plan - Maps (3 ) <br /> cc: file <br /> f ' . °1 - / t�' /` �r ,;:/ ` , Y <br /> f <br /> / JJ 7 <br /> I' fir° C��'f'1T <br /> U�e � `6T,2 <br /> • J <br />