Letter from Greg and Robin Niemann 4-18-09
Date: 4/18/09
Chairperson and Members of the
Chanhassen Planning commission
City of Chanhassen
7700 Market Boulevard
Chanhassell, MN 55317
cc: Tom Furlong- Mayor
Chanhassen City Council
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
Re: Bhojwani Dock (3301 Shore Drive)
Dear Chairperson and Members:
We are Greg and Robin Niemann and we live in the same neighborhood on the same bay as
Gary and Kelli Bhojwani. Our property is 3 lots away from the Bhojwani residence.
We were very concerned and upset to find out recently that the Bhojwani's dock project was
halted abruptly due to a couple of complaints by other lake residents. We cannot comprehend
how this dock wouldn't be more than acceptable in every aspect. Even though we understand
that the dock may exceed some maximum size the city allows, it actually looks small and very
much acceptable in the context of the total shoreline the Bhojwani's own.
In our opinion the Bhojwani's have been ideal stewards of their considerable lake frontage. They
have been very sensitive in the design of this particular dock as well as how they use their
frontage. They have something like 1300 feet of frontage and most of it is completely natural.
How many people would keep it this way, as the Bhojwani's have?
We can't imagine a better looking form of dock than natural timbers, so if the complainant's
concern is about aesthetics, we think it is only fair to consider the appearance of all the other
docks on the lake- many of which are complete eyesores. We would consider filing our own
complaint against the owners of those docks (which would be a much more legitimate one)
except that we view it as a wast€J of government resources and our time, in addition to being an
overstepping of personal opinion and preference over an individual's private property_
Honestly, with stressed budgets and ever-higher taxes we find it very disturbing that we are
spending city resources on this I3rgument. Please support the immediate completion of the
Bhojwani's clock withm.lt further expense to our city and it's residents.
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Greg and Robin Niemann
Street Address and Contact Information-
3231 DartmQl,Jth Drive
Excelsior, MN 55331
Home: 952-401-8631
Work (Greg): 651-481-2372