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Page -4- September 26, 1993 Mr. Lyman Anderson, Chairman Dane County Zoning and Natural Resources Committee The Wingra property is now zoned Ag-3 which means that it qualifies for the consideration of conditional uses in the Ag-1 Exclusive district such as governmental and mineral extraction uses. We believe that Wingra's argument that it's use is "governmental" is inaccurate. While it hopes to bid to provide gravel for the Verona Highway By-pass, we don't believe that the sale of a product or service to a governmental entity automatically makes the use of the land governmental. What Wingra Stone is asking for is a boost from the County to enable it to be more competitive in bidding for highway work against other quarry competitors located to the south of Verona Road such as Hammersley Stone and Payne and Dolan, both of which have presently operating quarries. If this is governmental use then perhaps it also should be exempt from property taxes as is true of all governmental entities. In summation, we believe that Wingra Stone does not have a right to extract minerals where that action adversely affects neighboring property. We feel that Wingra Stone should not be given an economic advantage to allow it to be more competitive at the expense of other taxpayers and residents. Wingra Stone cannot meet any of the express requirements of the County's ordinance on terms under which a conditional use can be granted let alone ALL of them as the law requires. We respectfully request that this conditional use petition be denied as it was in 1980. Sincerely yours, SANDSTONE PARTNERS, a Wisconsin general partnership by' ni I el Sinyki , Gene -. 1 Partner cc: Township of Verona Town Board DS/Lewp/Weil.