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Zoning Petition 4764 continued . . .page 3 Further, the proposed dwelling sites are tucked away in locations which will be very inconspicuous, thus maintaining the rural nature of the area. Item 5) "There have been problems with septic systems in our neighborhood. . . " RESPONSE to item 5: We are not aware of problems with septic systems in the Burning Tree neighborhood. Obviously, many of the older systems that were installed in Dane County under less stringent environmental rules than were present at the time of Burning Tree have failed over the years. I don't know what relevence this has to the zoning question. However, we have completed percolation tests on the sites in question and they meet the current requirements of Dane County. Item 6) "This petition is not due to any hardship. . . " " . . . sole intent and interest is. . . significant profit at the expense of the neighborhood and township. " RESPONSE to item 6: I am not aware of the need to present a hardship case to the County in order to obtain a zoning variance. We requested this variance on the encouragement of Town Clerk Rosylnn Gausemann who advised us at the time that she saw no reason why the County would deny this request and even helped us in the selection of what she saw to be the most appropriate zoning categories. Mr Johnson' s statement on "profit at the expense of the neighborhood" , is most offensive! Although I have not met Mr. Johnson, I understand he recently purchased a home in Burning Tree. Obviously he must enjoy what we have created in the past. Further, I am not aware of anyone who has critized Burning Tree as not being environmentally sensitive nor ruining the rural character of the Town. I have no intent of ruining what I have created by insensitive parceling out of the farm that we have held in the family for over 68 years! Finally, Mr. Johnson has no knowledge whatsoever on our financial position with respect to this property nor the cost of maintaining this property for his enjoyment and his remarks are completely off base. Perhaps he needs to be advised that profit issues are irrelevent in the matters of zoning.