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Leo Murphy prayed ni ctlvitte needed llahd froth ~ Mttt•ptiy lh IS jMtrrphy sdld about 19 walnut
Intervention to stbli tree btittets eiillj' ig'gj tb l)tii koiitliedst nF ees;
12 cherry trees; too pines
from tearing ddwil 4 rbw bf t r t i td 018 >l1 dcre iiatlite flt
walnut. and cherr tl•bbs t he ; a?td otlfet .risks[ would have been
Si At thy: [title,'( E~bittrtivbrsy''' ; lost by not changing the road.
planted years dgd. broke biil'i' bet*eell ntighbors ['You're trading some loss gE
As the tree grubbers hearer( 'trlil tlt btfit iAls E ekdi•ttig that
11Money for beattty and Integrity
Within A few tent; Mutl~ItY s t dtcess; whiCtl corutects itd ~d for but children, Murphy. told
(topes began to fade: Just then Fesidctitlal gtf cet ' Nbrghbrs council members.
the engines quit. l lis tree's' Wern Whre tbHtefl ed fitioiat''i safet
, 'I'tte road is the first plisse that
saved, toll( ariJ~. whit ittcf f l bd trat[ic 1' 'y I
11 would take I si minute ih , Willl:tfif?; CEbss isslJe re§bIL! tr618d. fficludes h parking 'lot
dils;ta bridge a td a canoe lair'
ter•vention of flit. t ag<tii City it Of k1tl tiny' diid, Ills fieighlxiis It ding tit 13Eackttawk Lake. Money
Council Sept. i0 to ensure the said. ttit~y Ikli6ved the 30-foot for the $470,Utx) host wilt come
trees long-terns sut•vival. Mur- toad Wtottld cross a htiy field acid [torn the city's park site fund
pity's northern ttpighttors, whose •i .save the oil , of trees. I11ey and d $140,000 state grant.
homes will abut the street also becdtiie aldrmed' *heri surbey
spoke out. stakes ~',V e t)Ianted 26 feet into
The disntpiioh occttrr+d last the hadwbod stand Sept. 3. ' ,
week when cutters began cleat- t ~(g;,4i+cbtttpomise; ;Mtiiphy'
ing a path off Murphy Parkway gAt+e hiA ddditibhal126-foot-Wide
for a new entrance to sg lion tit kis propel ty to the city
Rlackhawk Commniunity Park, if alldWh the f d 1.o move
just north of lleerwcxxl Drive. Away frhrmt the trees.
The city had purchased the
This plague was given to me the evening of
October 14, 1992. It is the most beautiful
plague I have ever seen; gold plated set in
polished walnut. To be given this by your
own people, in the moat moving experience
I have ever had.
Leo Murphy
Eagan O-Mn Current Wet fii n hy, ;PI )1. 16, '19c)2 -
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To the Editor:
A great controversy has arisen in Eagan as to the location across my
farm for the access road to Blackhawk Park. On September 4 the aes't.
park diector, Steve Sullivan, showed me the steaks where the street
was to be constructed. To my dismay, it was going thru my walnut tree
grove destroying many of them. My immediate response "No way in this
street going thru my walnut trees; Ilia immediate reply, "Oh yes it is;'
After several hours of "No it isn't and yes it is", he made this part-
ing statement;, "If you want to save your walnuts, then start praying for
Divine Intervention. I did.
On September 8 the big tree remo!?sl machine and chain saw gang came in
and started cutting trees at the edge of my woods. Trees were falling
on the right of me. Trees were falling on the left of me. Twenty feet
from the walnut trees the machine broke down and was down for several
days. This gave me time to get to our City Administer, Tom hedges. He
in turn contacted Councilman Ted Wachter. Thru their great effort, a
on-sight meeting was arrranged for the forenoon of September 10 for
City Officials the public and the newsmedia. At the Council meeting
that evening, I pleaded my cases
Mayor and members of the City Council!
I come before you tonight to receive a message from you, a message that
I can take back to my Walnut trees. Will that message be one of death
and destruction so that I will have to sing a funeral dirge to them, or
will your message be one of life and growth, that the Walnut trees will
continue to produce their walnuts and continue to grow into large beau-
tifil majestic trees of great beauty. All of you are familiar with the
beauty of objecta made from walnut wood. That beauty extendp through-
out the whole Walnut tree, yes,unto its farthest branches. It must have
been the Walnut tree that Joyce Kilmer was thinking of when he wrote his
famous poem, that concluded with these words "Only God can make a tree"
God must have put a little more effort and time in creating the Walnut
tree. When you stand near the base of one of the large, mature,' majestic
Walnut trees and look up at it, It seems like one is looking kip into
Heaven. Yes members of the governing body of Eagan, their fate lies
in your hands. Thank you.
The Council voted unanimously to save the walnut trees. The Power of
Prayer.
I wish to express my sincere thankyou and I am sure I speak for many
generations to come who will be able to look up at these beautiful,
megnificent trees, to Mayor Tom Egan, Council members Pam McCrea Pa-
tricia Awada, Tim Fawlenty, who is seekin eli to the Stae
Legislature, and especially to Ted. Wachterr,whoethrunhis effort, much
beauty and many trees remain.
Leo Murphy
Past Mayor of Eagan and Dakota County Commissioner, 3rd; District.
TREES
Joyce Kilmer
I think that I shall never see A tree that may in summer wear
A poem lovely as a tree. A nest of robins in her hair;
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Against the earth's sweet flowing breast; Who intimately lives with rain.
A tree that looks at God all day Poems are made by fools like me,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray; But only God can make a tree.
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SPRINGBROOK CORPORATION
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING
July 21,1997
Mr. Craig Knudsen
Engineering Department
City of Eagan
3830 Pilot Knob Road
Eagan, MN 55122-1897
Dear Mr. Knudsen,
On behalf of our clients, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Murphy, we hereby request that you
proceed with the purchase of Parcels 47A and 48 S.P. 1982(35=390) 904 containing 0.69
acre, more or less, from the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Enclosed is a
check in the amount of $5,500.00 as a deposit to cover the purchase price of the parcel as
established by MnDOT and also to cover incidental costs incurred by the City in
processing the transaction.
The deposit is being paid with the understanding that upon receipt of a deed for the
referenced parcel the City of Eagan will in turn, deed the parcel to our clients, Leo F.
Murphy and Ardelle M. Murphy, as adjoining property owners. It is further understood
and agreed that any portion of the deposit not spent for the above stated purposes shall be
refunded to Springbrook Corporation.
For the record, Springbrook Corporation has an agreement to subsequently purchase
the parcel from the Murphys. It is our intention to combine it with adjacent lands in an
application for preliminary plat for single family residential lots at the NE corner of
Deerwood Drive and Murphy Parkway.
It is understood that the conveyance will be subject to the following restriction: No
access shall be permitted to Trunk Highway No. 35E from the lands herein conveyed.
Sincerely,
Springbrook Corporation
Howard R. Kyllo
cc: Leo F. Murphy
10640 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 3, BLOOMINGTON, MN 55420
612-881-1800 FAX 612-884-8766 800-419-9105
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