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