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DEC 07 1988 Melinda J. Bussey <br /> 4279 Libby Rd. <br /> R ;b s',iCi� Madison, WI 53711 <br /> ZONING DIV. (608)221-2797 <br /> December 3, 1988 <br /> Bill Fleck/Director <br /> Agriculture, Environment <br /> and Land Records Committee <br /> Dane County Zoning Department <br /> Madison, WI 53709 <br /> Dear Mr. Fleck: <br /> I am writing to address the Dane County zoning committee concerning a <br /> request to change the zoning on a 9.8 acre parcel of land in T7N R10E <br /> of section 32, owned by Mr. Reginald Kilps, from Al exclusive to <br /> allow housing development. The request for a zoning change from Al <br /> exclusive to R1 to allow development is being petitioned by the <br /> prospective buyer, Dr. Tim Docter, and Mr. David Renaud of Mortgage <br /> Survey Associates, under petition # 4391 at the public hearing on <br /> December 13, 1988. <br /> I urge the zoning committee to recommend denial of this zoning <br /> request. The majority of the 9.8 acre parcel owned by Reginald Kilps <br /> is currently in "wilderness" condition, especially as viewed from <br /> Lake Waubesa and the adjacent Lake Farm Park. <br /> The parcel in question is the site of the Williamson mound group. <br /> These Indian mounds are recorded in the Charlie Brown survey of the <br /> land in 1925. Six Indian burial mounds are located near the shore of <br /> lake Waubesa, consisting of five effigy mounds and a conical mound. <br /> By state law (1985 Wisconsin Act 316) , it is illegal to interfere <br /> with these mounds in any way, making development of the Kilps <br /> property difficult and undesirable, due to their scattered locations <br /> throughout the property, set back from the shorefront of lake <br /> Waubesa. <br /> This 9.8 parcel of land is also unique in that it is the last <br /> privately owned shoreland on lake Waubesa which is undeveloped. The <br /> rural character of this land adds to scenic beauty as viewed from <br /> lake Waubesa and Lake Farm Park. Public stewardship of scenic <br /> beauty, especially along waterways, has been upheld in court <br /> decisions in Wisconsin and elsewhere. The Kilps property is in a <br /> location where the wilderness value is very important. <br /> Finally, the intended sites of development include floodplains and <br /> clay soils which are not likely to support septic systems on at least <br /> two of the lots currently planned by the prospective buyer, as <br /> suggested by evaluation of similar soils in the adjacent Lake Farm <br />