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ignore aspects of the Town Plan, rather than subject these changes to the people of the Town and to the County for concurrence. The builder is not just creating four lots; in reality he appears to be creating five. The old farmhouse and five acres is currently advertised for sale. Sale of a parcel this size will require a rezone. Because this parcel is across the highway from the land described in petition 7109, it is technically a separate parcel, and as such does not trigger the need for a formal subdivision (more than four lots in five years). Thus, by this "loophole" in zoning law the developer is creating five parcels without doing a subdivision. The Berry Land Use Plan does not allow subdivisions. Use of such a loophole to create five parcels in a single year appears to conflict with the intent of the Land Use Plan. • Potential problems created for the residual agricultural land. The area proposed for rezone separates two areas that are to remain zoned as A-1 exclusive. The residual ag land to the east of the rezone area is connected to other ag land to the north and west by a narrow strip about a quarter of a mile long and a few feet wide. The strip appears to cross areas where slopes are about 20%. This is too steep to provide functional access between the two agricultural areas. No other access to the larger agricultural area is provided by the proposed rezone. Thus the rezone creates a parcel of about 70 acres of agricultural land that is "landlocked" and does not have functional highway access. Impact on Indian Lake Park: Indian Lake Park belongs to all of the people of Dane County. The rural setting and scenic views from this park substantially enhance the value of Indian Lake Park. The development allowed by petition 7109 would be conspicuously visible from the park, and detract substantially from the rural nature of its setting. Additional considerations. In addition to the many technical problems with the rezone itself, building several houses in this area would seriously diminish the rural nature of this place. The area to be developed is still very rural in nature. Clearly, many area residents, and many users of hidian Lake Park would favor maintaining the rural nature of this area. Surely the least expensive and most robust means of maintaining open spaces in Dane County is to assure the economic health of area farms. Both the interference with our pick your own operation and the absurd access to the landlocked parcel of ag land have a direct impact on local agriculture and thus pose the potential for future loss of open spaces here. Sincerely, Christen D. Upper 7/9e-tvd • Karen S. Upper