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Z ..5228 • r JAMES M. WILKIE, M.D. 8075 Old Sauk Pass Cross Plains, Wisconsin 53528 608-831-5410 February 17 , 1992 Ms . Shary Bisgard , Chair Zoning & Natural Resources Committee F[ , 2 - 1(' Dane County Zoning Department d.p.. Room 116 , City—County Building Madison, WI 53709 RE: Zoning Petition #5228 Dear Ms . Bisgard , This letter is to supplement my oral presentation before the committee in reference to the application indicated above . While I did present most of the facts referable to our application before the meeting , there were some points that need to be added , especially in reference to the comments made by the R .P .C. and their written evaluation of our application. Unfortunately I did not realize there were going to be additional questions coming up regarding the appliation or I would have remained to answer questions . Referring to the R.P .C. staff comments , the entire farm constitutes 180 acres of which the parcel in question constitutes 18. 2 acres . The bulk of our farm land is located on top of the hill where there are only 50 acres of agricultural land appropriate for primarily hay production and with some of the land actually not suitable for any kind of agricultural activity even though land is still classified as agricultural land by the assessor . A change in this classification by the assessor is being contemplated . The balance of the land on the farm consists of 90 acres of forest land and the rest in either marginal forest or what one would probably classify as wasteland . The 18. 2 acres is located in the valley and is accessable only by road from our farm on top of the hill . There is no access to it by contiguous land because of the steep hillside adjacent to that parcel . A total agricultural land on the farm has been used for beef production in the past , but for the past 20 years has been worked only by tenants who have raised chiefly hay , but with the acreage in the valley corn has been a safisfactory crop .