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Nov. 24, 1987 <br /> <br />November 24,1987 <br />Attac]unent A <br /> <br />Mayor Gary Reimann <br />Councilmember A1 Sorteberg <br />Councilmember Steve Deluca <br />Councilmember Arnie Cox <br />Councilmember A1 Pearson <br />City of Ramsey <br />15153 Nowthen Blvd. NW <br />Ramsey, Mn. 55303 <br /> <br />Re: Right of way for MSA Road South of Hwy 10 <br /> <br />Dear Mayor and Councilmembers: <br /> <br />Back when the city first informed us that they were going <br />to build a road acro~s~..our property, they said it was a <br />reality, that it was going to be constructed whether we <br />liked it or not. The city then exercised their right of <br />eminent domain and served us with condemnation papers to <br />prove to us they were dead serious about the construction <br />of this road. <br /> <br /> Because of this condemnation by the city, we accepted the <br /> fact that the road was going to be constructed and in good <br /> faith worked with the city engineer to be sure the location <br />· of the road would be okay. We have incurred considerable <br /> expense in doing this. <br /> <br />On the other hsnd, city has .not acted in good.faith. They <br />have submitted no firm offer to us even though they had an <br />appraisal made of the property. Instead the city requested <br />that we donate the property for the road. When we said this <br />was unacceptable, the city then threatened to take steps <br />that would force us to donate it. <br /> <br />We believe these unethical tactics by the city to punish the <br />land o%~ners for not accepting an offer the city'never made in <br />the first place is arbitrary and capricious. <br /> <br />We are consulting an attorney to find out ~¢hat our le~a! <br />rights are in this situation. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Winslow & Corinne Ho!asek <br /> <br />Edx.~ard & Lora Hamilton <br /> <br />cc: City Administrator, David Hartley <br /> City Attorney, William Goodrich <br /> City Engineer, Peter Raatikka <br /> <br /> <br />