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Jan. 6 , 1997 Dane County Zoning Commitee, The reason I am applying for rezoning of two lots from Al exclusive to RH2 is to attempt to keep the remaining 270A. farm intact. The farm is owned by four people all of who have different interests . I want to farm it and the others want to develope it. They have agreed to take the proceeds from the two lots , and a cash offer by me. I would then keep the remaining farm and farm buildings . This farm used to be in the family and was a beautiful dairy farm. Mr. Endres the owner, died in 1974. His wife then sold the farm. The new owners tilled the land from line fence to line fence in 100% corn. Mrs Endres received the farm back by default. The farm was in bad shape. I have for the last nine years been gradually repairing buildings and attempting to reestablish conservation practices for the land. I have returned the land to strips and put 45A. of the hillest ground in the CRP. My son is now dairying and I need the land for hay production. We hope to restore the buildings also for dairy young stock. The other owners do not want to stick any money into the farm at all, they simply want real estate prices to get out. The farm is refinanced in March of this year. I hope to have worked an afforable deal with the other owners by then. The alternative is to have each owner take title to his share of the land. This would allow them to sell most of the farm as 35A. parcels . I really hope that I 'm not farming around 6 new houses . The 2 lots I am requesting to be approved are located behind existing houses in Martinsville. The owners of these houses are not objecting to the lots . If approved the other partners in the farm would have them available to sell. I am requesting RH2 lots so thati.i L'fits in with the surronding rural area. The soil classification maps show that the acreage is rated 90Bu. or less of corn. This is a class. Thankyou for considering this request. Sincerely, Donald Hoffman