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TO:Mr. Lyman Anderson FR:Roger, LuAnn Guffey 3747 Mueller Road. RE:Rezoning of 3757 Mueller Road 7/7/94 Our concerns... 1. Joint Well. Our current well agreement holds us responsible for 50%of repair costs to the well. Animals require daily water. An establishment for boarding a large group of Animals would put a significant amount of stress and cause its rapid deterioration. It is our concern that we will be assessed for half the repairs for damage that occurred through no fault of our own. 2. Distance. The distance between our homes is approximately 100 feet.. The distance between our home and the proposed site of the kennel on 3757 does not.exceed 300 feet. The planned size 20 t) of the kennel makes it too big to be that close to our residence. 3. Noise. The kennel,if built,will hold over 40 dogs. Dogs have a tendency to bark often and at loud volumes. Multiply one dog by forty, and you have a serious case of noise pollution. On 6/26/94,John Schlitz admitted that a barking dog is"annoying". 4. Value. Approximately 18 months ago, we had our home refinanced. It was valued at 200,000 P2(1 01 (using rounded off figures). If we wished to sell our house,would anyone want to pay that kind of money and live within 300 feet of forty barking dogs? If the kennel is built, we will live next to it at a loss. 5. Conditional Use Permit. When the permit was voted on,why wasn't it stated that if the Schlitz's sell their property,the business does not go to the new owners. The new owners should have to reapply for the zoning. 6. Hours for Dogs Outside. According to the Use Permit the dogs are allowed outside between the hours of 7 am and 7 pm,for a total of twelve hours a day. Our family is home every day during 'f ,r) the summer months. Mom is home all day and the kids prefer to sleep late. Mom works for the school system, and this is her time to relax before returning for another school year. The problems VI-A'N involved in the education of children are almost as stressful as forty barking dogs. (Owl 'w. 7. Schlitz's Concern,or Lack Thereof. The Schlitz family has two labs and six puppies already. They also have an empty parcel of land on the side of their property away from our house. They could easily have located their dog's facilities on that parcel of land. Instead,they chose to put them next to the lot line 100 feet from our house,under bedroom windows. They have already disturbed us with their late night barking 8. Our Reasons for Living Here. We have lived here for four years. We came to the country for it's aspect of peace and calm. The Schlitz family has lived next to us for a mere 12 months. When we met with the Schlitz's last April,they were told up front about our concern for maint4i ni ng a quiet environment. They also knew that the land was zoned for farming, and that the shared pump was under a 50/50 agreement. If they desired a dog kennel,they should have found a more secluded house with more appropriate land. Instead,they move into the only house in the area which has another house right next to it. 9. Saving Agricultural Land. The Town Board has expressed an interest in the preservation of agriculturalland, and has passed a ruling known as the"35 Acres Rule". The Schlitz's land is already zoned agriculture. And yet,it is being considered for rezoning,which would remove the