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Members of Agriculture, Environment and Land Records Committee - Dane County Board September 29 , 1989 Page 2 not a complete set of materials , and is intended only as a prelude. The significance of the issues raised here are rather unique, and our general procedure does not seem to fit this situation very well . I want you to understand that I regret that more formal rules of evidence and normal judicial decision making do not apply in this case. In the interest of fairness , I am sending copies of these materials to the representative of the competing interest, Attorney Dennis Sieg. Getting back to the point, the property in question was appar- ently purchased by an uncertain group of individuals, with the actual Grantee being named as "Timothy T. Neitzel" . Mr. Neitzel is believed to reside at this time at 2374 County Trunk Highway "AB" , McFarland, Wisconsin 53558, in the Town of Dunn. A copy of the conveyance document I was able to discover is enclosed herewith as Item No. 1 in your packet; and it appears to be dated June 1, 1989 . Reports we have received indicate that apparently three other parties are involved, and would claim some kind of unascertainable "ownership" interest. These would be a Mr. David G. Gilbert; a Mr. Edward G. Gallagher; and a Mr. Robert Walgenbach. We believe that Mr. Walgenbach resides at 2331 Highway "AB" in the Town of Dunn. The immediate furor has arisen because of publicized plans of the owner and his compatriots to develop the parcel in question as a commercial apartment project, with anywhere from 36 to 80 units planned; with the possibility of more being built if pos- sible. A stronger unanimity of resistance to this project by local neighbors and residents of the Town of Dunn could hardly be imagined; with the exceptions being Mr. Neitzel , Mr. Walgen- bach, and perhaps their family members . The neighborhood in question here has historically been a quiet, residential neighborhood, with shady, oak-lined streets ; a large area of woods on Colladay Point; Indian mounds , and a lot of children on bicycles . This clearly would all pass away if the developers' plans come to fruition. Enclosed is as Item No. 2 for your edification, a copy of the Petitioner' s Preliminary Outline of factors supporting "R-3" as the appropriate zoning designation for the property in question. As Item No. 3 , we are also enclosing herewith some unfortunately poor quality photocopies of color photographs of the area, giving you a very precise idea of its characteris- tics at this time.