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BR�WN -W�LIN CUNS'�RIJC"I`I� N , IN�.
RICHARD G. BR�W�!
SERVING VAIL VALL EY 511VCE 1972
GENERAL C�PJTRAC:T�R & DE51GN CflNSUI.TANT
REMODELS, PROPER7Y MRiNTENRNCE, NEW C�N57RUC7lON
February 15, 2�1 l P.O. BOx 7D1 VRIL, C�LORAaa 8i558
(970}949-4186 FAX {g7D) 949-6847
Vail Town CaunciE
75 South Frnntage Road
Vail,CO 81b57
�ear Vail To�•n Council Members,
My cn�}sciniis dictates that 1 ���rite this letter because I he�ie��e safety is paramaunt. Rules are estahlished for
reasons.`I�awn emplQyees are hired to enforce ordin��nces.
Fnr the last twa years I have been ��arning the T�V Suilding Depanmenl and the TOV Fire Departrr�ent
abaut an ilEegal sleepirig arca ir� a Vail Village cn�idnminiu�z3 �vhicfi is offered to sliort-term renters. During
tl�e reiriodel process of tl�is u�iit tfie"I�QV desi��lated this space "uninhabitable". The area is anly accessible
�ia an unsecured ladder located inside a clnset. For t��•o years(uE}til as recently as t��n���eeks ago}the o�vners
ad�crtised t}iis space as a`'laft with a queen-siae hed a�id flat scree�i T,V."
I ha�e been coricenied ahout tkie lack of'resporise, sa six weeks aeo ctty lawyer cQntacted t}ie TOV Ilttorney.
'f'lie result of this cnm�ersatinn was a polite letter to the homeo�4•ner notifying him of the complaint. �I'odav
the online listi�i� for tl�e un�t in qucstion says, "Tlie lnft is a nice getaway witl� a lar�e sky�ight and flat
screen �I�.V." Is tl�is listing c}�ange en�ugti: }ias tlie bed heen remo�ed,the �ion-compliant guard rail replaced?
�'ti��a wreks agn, Mike Mc{Jee of the Vail 1=ire llepartme�t informed me that even though he was aware bf
the situatinn, he had little power t❑ interfere; sighting the owners' rights and tl�e fact that the internet
advertiscm�nt didn't count as �ronf nf iklegal use nf the attic.
5ince town emplayc�s can dn Tinthi�ig, �3�}in insures tl�e safety of at��er residents and guests? My cons�iaus
says lhat sUmeone rnusi be responsible. It is nuG��time for saE��eane else to take a turn.
Thank you,
I� I�]-�,�—
f�i�h I3ro�vn
President, Bra���n-Wnlin C'onstructinn, inc.