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06/08/2006 16:36 5742647222 JAMESON INN ELKHART PAGE 04/08 <br />To: <br />Historic Preservation Commission <br />St. Joseph County <br />From: <br />Theron and Carla Roberts <br />Subject: Certificate of Appropriateness -14297 State Road 23 landscaping project <br />Project Review: <br />John B. Metzger property, constructed 1875, landmarkcd 1976. <br />No work done outside for the last 10+ years. Many dead trees and `volunteer' maple trees <br />cover both the east and west sides of the two -acre property. <br />Proposal: <br />On the west side of the house, cut out dead trees and volunteers. Leave trees as indicated on <br />sketch to maintain the wooded nature of the property, but undo the damage that has resulted <br />from year, s of neglect. Create a green.space while enban. cing the viability of the trees that <br />remain so as not to present a threat to the house. Maintain the buffer of flowering plants <br />adjacent to the house at the base of the tree row. This will enhance the appearance of the <br />property and give a better view of the house approaching from the west. <br />On the north side of the gazebo, remove/trim some old growth trees that threaten the windmill, <br />which we would like to restore. Many trees remain on the north edge, which backs up to other <br />houses in Covington Shores, phase 3. <br />On the east part of the property, out out dead trees and volunteers. This area will be maintained <br />as a wooded area. <br />Photos attached <br />Thanks for your consideration. <br />