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rule that the house be removed. The City's vacation of the property will not assure that marketable title for the lot has been created. Mr. Goodrich s~ated that the City could research and pursue those parties who who initially wrongfully sold the property to try to gain back the value of that lot for the benefit of the general public. Kevin Brand - 8910 176th - Stated that two years ago he was very interested in buying the subject parcel and was told that he couldn't because it was an outlot; so he built two lots down. One year later, construction of a home began on the subject lot and he called City Hall and was told that the north side of the lot was a buildable lot and the south side was not. He then told City Staff that Outlot B was dedicated as park. Mr. Brand stated that the lot is the largest in the subdivision and the only one large enough for a ballfield or family reunions; the lot should not be vacated and the home should be removed. Becky Vien - 17513 Wolverine - Stated that there had to be a lot of errors on the part of a lot of people for something like this to happen. From the day Countryside Estates was platted in 1972, Outlots B, C, D, E and F were dedicated for public use; the abstracts of everybody owning homes in the area confirms that. Ms. Vien stated that she doesn't understand how this error could have gone unrecognized by so many attornies and title companies. Mr. Goodrich stated that the City doesn't and didn't do a title examination when the outlot was declared buildable in 1983. Becky Vien - Inquired as to why the residents of Countryside Estates should lose a park; she did some research on former owners of the lot and believes it was a case of shifting money. Ms. Vien inquired if the City owns the property. Mr. Goodrich replied that the City owns the south half of the lot; the south half of the lot has been dedicated to be held in trust for public use; the City does not get deeds when property is dedicated. Resident - 7411 152nd - Stated that somebody had to illegally draft a deed; the City should pursue those that are responsible and get it's money back one way or another, even if the house has to be moved. Steve biaki - 8905 176th - Stated that Outlot B is the only large, centrally located lot in Countryside Estates. The fact that it was labelled outlot should have been cause for the City to take a closer look before declaring it buildable. Those properties located near what was supposed to be a park will lose property value because of the loss of the park. Somebody has to be responsible for this mistake and it should not be the residents of Countryside Estates. Becky Vien - Stated that in her research she found out that the individual that built the home paid $5800 for the lot; that is not a realistic price. She also believes that the individual that developed the lot and the individual that built the home knew each other and the builder knew it was designated for park because he was around when Countryside Estates was City Council Public Hearing/June 28, 1988 Page 2 of 4