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WILLIAM E. BOWEN 40 PARK LANE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55416 PHONE (BIZ) 925-1775 CELL (612) 810-1775 FAX {6121 920-1775 June 11, 2005 Mr. Dallas Larson City Administrator, City of Centerville 1880 Main Street Centerville, MN 55038 Re: Purchase of Shoreline Strips from the St. Paul Board of Water Commissioners (Seller) Dear Mr. Larson: Per our telephone conversation oflast Friday, I am the owner of a home at 7397 Old Mill Road, but have not, as yet, made this property our permanent homestead. You indicated to me that you are aware of the process by which the above Seller has offered to transfer shoreline strips to contiguous property owners around Centerville and Peltier Lakes. I believe that I am the first owner to take advantage of this opportunity. I anticipate purchasing the strip that fronts my tracts ofland on Lake Peltier later this month, but will not be in town at the time of the closing, with John Haley of Chicago Title Insurance Corporation handling those matters for me. A survey describing this parcel is enclosed for your review, specific legal description at the bottom. It is my understanding that to record the deed from the Seller to the undersigned, the City of Centerville is required to grant lot split approval, and by this letter I am respectfully requesting such approval from the City. In addition, on behalf of Seller and Mr. Bill Tschida of the City of St. Paul Regional Water Services, I am enclosing a legal description of property that I understand will be transferred in a master deed from the City of St. Paul to the Seller, and recorded prior to the various individual future sales to adjoining property owners around the two lakes in question. You indicated that you are in somewhat regular contact with Mr. Tschida, but he has asked whether following my petition, you might consider a master approval process, so that each individual landowner purchasing contiguous strips might not be unduly burdening the Council as these matters come forward over the next few years. This, of course, is a matter entirely between you and Mr. Tschida.