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Home My WebLink About112 Midway Letters.pdfBrent Cross From: Sent: To: Subject: Pifalo, Victoria Grace [vpifalo@illi nois. ed u] Wednesday, August 08, 2012 8:42 PM Brent Cross Letter of Support-Mindlin/Levine Variance To the Zoning Officer and Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Cayuga Heights, T am r^rri1. ina t-nr o*r wrrLrrrv uu €xprcss my support for the variance requested by our Midway neighborsMindlin and Levine. Speaking for my family, we absolutely deligtrt travinq such 5n cvl.anqitzo narrlan in nrrr rzinini+.' Tl-,a L.^..^€.i+^vs vqrusrr r1r vu! vrurlrrLy. rne penerats, however, go beyond one neighborhood andcan be seen as a collecLive good for the communiuy. Sincerely, Victoria Pifalo 1002 Triphammer Road (at the corner of Midway & Northway) Kit Lambert 331 Savage Farm Drivennaca,Ny 14950Zoning Officer Village of Cayuga Heights 836 Hanshaw Road,. Ithaca,NY 14850 Dear Sir: 6/"-u/ g s,&o /2- It is my understandile lhat the purpose of a zoning ordinance is to protect theresidents in its jurisdiction. with that in mind, until the deer problem is resolved, it would seem perfectly :^Tl*]: for residents to protect their properry from deer damag" uy "r""tirrgoeer renclns. As a long time member of the Ithaca Garden club residing on Highgate circleand developing a lovely garden with many specimen planis, it beJarie impossibleto live with the increasing damage of the deer. I rroilli,n. ai,tcendal with a smallgarden plot, but the deer control me still by not allowing me the freedom to enjoymany of the plants I like because they find them quite d-electable. There areprotective fences all about and though they arcnot that attractive,they are beingprotective. At this point in time, it would seem that your zoning ordinance is protecting thedeer and not your residents. It does not make sense and should be reviewed. Fred DeWolf & Margaret Gallo 11l Midway Road Ithaca, New York 14850 Zoning Board of Appeals Village of Cayuga Heights Marcham Hall 836 Hanshaw Road Ithaca, New York 14850 July t4,2OLZ To Whom lt Concerns: It has been our pleasure to be a neighbor of Mindy Mindlin for nearly 20 years. During that time she enhanced the value of her property and our neighborhood by gardening extensively. We have greatly enjoyed the improvement in the views from our property. We support her application in order to maintain the investment she has made in her property. Sincerely, Wffi Fred DeWolf Margaret Gallo h" ro, eo/L lro: Cn'1"gu t{<gn+e h".,iy BoanJ oS &p*U Rt: E^ci,g on Mdy Mindhn ond Roy L*rin,s p.p.dy Uz J,eo" -h<L,r, W and- nay'-door- /n-e/gl/n6 % I ta n , D/hxndlr.lu and- fq ffi.*r- /n /"u*au ,.g/ecLtb, anDL -;ro v44t *>xz- -to,LO-Af(/ '-/1pqx o(ts'Bt+ee J/)&1, ,H* &.t/- aM- d"ldl;abald JlxyL, _Lr-hfuu -4ry Jazre ,"ile41/2d -dzr,. ft%'ry. A^'d- en ou(i eA4- #-*. U- ofuL -1eb<-'0(r-o/w* Jtl)rf/vw to<- "/ra<x /7YNW rtifr" a-!a vfliq. .-ffi0*, {o *}4/L,n u- *?uW.Lp d) *A"^L J,cndscara*,, \^^.^ aA ,n.,.e ,*u,,nl,,t,-\ A^.V -q ---i--';F. l.o"n / &/"-tL -zttt-cuh'uD Ja, -?-ou -tzr*rz./wa_ JbtYh, et- a4saa*nL an ,uttD. UA -A/r") -l-ttongLq ..-4,t t m L-nz-* - /) . .;U*ff ,LLtffod -*/-ttt- rDUu *q,e*rab */rri ct*t*ttr' /"*ry, ,-t-ar\r)../1,, * *fr? q _.LuL ga*d a4, a_ 129 Midway Rd. Ithaca" NY 14850 July 17,2012 To Whom lt May Concern: My wife, Monica Touesnard, and lwanted to convey that we are in support of Mindy and Roy Mindlin,s request for variance on their fence. More specifically, we support their request to install the aluminum fencing, professional deer fencing, or any combination of the two. We appreciate the time, effort, and investment that they have put into their beautiful garden over the years' lt is and has been a source of pleasure for our family over the years as we are able to enjoy its beauty. While we would prefer there not be a need for fencing in the Village, the reality is that the deer population makes it impossible to maintain a garden of any caliber unless steps are taken to protect plantings from the constant grazing that occurs. Over time, it is our hope that the Village's deer remediation efforts are successful. But we do not expect that to be the case in the near future and we are sympathetic to the desires of the gardeners among us to be able to take reasonable steps to shelter their work from destruction. As it stands now, the Mindlin's already have temporary deer fencing around their garden. lt lacks any aesthetic appeal, does not have enough gates to allow access to the yard, and on occasion has been breached by deer. Frankly, any of the alternatives they are now considering would be an improvement both visually and functionally to what already exists today. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions. Sincerely, W#, 'il{a:=, Mark Milstein 607-351-9937 cc: Mindy Mindlin, Brent Cross April7,2012 To whom it concerns: I live across the street from Mindy Mindlin and Roy Levine. I have no objection to their fencing and understand the need for it as my yard is home to between r.r,,"n and twelve deer. I urge you to allow their variance request so that they can maintain their beautiful yard, which benefits all of us. Thank you, ,1- /\*t( Mary Bartek 304 Klinewoods Road Ithaca Page I of1 Brent Gross From: Zellman Warhaft [2w16@cornell.edu] Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 g:b4 AM To: Brent Cross Ge: twcny.rr.com, 1950 Subject Zoning appeal Mindktin To the Zoning Board, Cayuga Heights: I am in full support of the Mindiin Levine variance application. Ms Mindlin is offering improvements to her existing, non compliant fencing. She has put forward a reasonable plan which will maintain thebeauty of her garden without adversely affecting the surrounding aesthetics. I do not believe her fencingwill change the character of the neighborhood. Although I am not an immediate neighbor I am pleased to see that she has no complaints from her immediate neighbors. Surely this is u o"ry importanicriterion in granting a variance. Zellman Warhaft. I I3 E Upland Rd , Ithaca NY 14850 7tzst20t2 Cayuga Family Medicine Dr. Jamie Loehr and Dr. Mary Howson Lisa Clauson, FNP and Barb Wood, FNp 302 W Seneca St Ithaca, NY 14850 607-697-036 0,'fax 607 -27 2-0240 CayugaFamilyMedicine.com RE: MINDY MINDLIN DOB: 10/03/50 Dear Sir/Madam, 05125112 MINDY MINDLIN is a patient of mine. She suffers from medical conditions that benefit from regular physical activity. Her history shows that her conditions are under better control when she is gafuening in-frcrhomegarcien on-a-regitibrbasis-Thtrs;-l-ps€€a+m€arcl-thatshe-eo.ntinuegard"tring&Ldedjeal reasons. Thank you very much for your time and assistance. lf you have any questions, feel free to contact me at my office. 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