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January 20, 1998 a F f <br /> JAN 2 0 1998 <br /> Members of the Dane County Planning Board <br /> Re: Petition # 7104 to Rezone D.C. PLANNING & DFVEL'jPMEN <br /> ZON/NG DIVISIOf! <br /> I am a resident of the Town of Cross Plains living in section 14 (SEC <br /> 14-7-7 ;W 1/4 NE 1/4) and I wish to make the following remarks <br /> concerning the petition # 7104 to change the zoning of adjacent land owned <br /> by Vera Riley. <br /> The approval of a road to this property will only hasten the development <br /> of the entire area surrounding the nearby gravel pit and Black Earth Creek. <br /> This land is in the vicinity of the Ice Age Preserve and deserves special <br /> consideration regarding all requests for zoning changes. The Cross Plains <br /> Unit of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve is one of the most important <br /> assets of the Township, the County and the State, and every effort should be <br /> made to oversee development and building in the area. <br /> When I purchased my land adjacent to what is now the Riley property <br /> there were no buildings on Old Sauk Pass road except the Wilkie, Zander and <br /> tleinholz farms. (Old Sauk Pass Road included what is now called North Birch <br /> Trail.) In 1969 I built my small house (24'x32') in the woods below the <br /> ridge of the hill using stone from the excavation and oak harvested from the <br /> woods (as recommended by the most important historical figure of <br /> Wisconsin, Frank Lloyd Wright.) My intention was to preserve the natural <br /> appearance of the landscape as much as possible. <br /> My view of the landscape is exceptional in that it takes in some of the <br /> best characteristics of the terminal moraine area. fly property would be a <br /> perfect viewing site for hikers using the Ice Age Trail and I would welcome <br /> that use in the future. It is this view and the character of the adjacent <br /> rural landscape that I wish to protect for future generations. <br /> The June 11, 1997 letter from David Aslakson of the DNR regarding the <br /> possible expansion of the Cross Plains Unit of the Ice Age Scientific <br /> Reserve states that "some of the potential focuses of the study will be to <br /> consider a number or significant ice age related geological features that are <br /> found in the area along the terminal moraine (including) the management of <br /> significant plant and animal communities associated with the glacial <br /> landscape of the area.. and the protection of important glacial scenic views.- <br />