Laserfiche WebLink
Thomas M. Sweeney <br />James J. O'Connor <br />George E. Borer <br />Paul T. Ostrow <br />Sweeney, O'Connor & Bor <br />Prrn: sional Association <br />Attc:_ neys at Law <br />Suite 1200 <br />One Capital Centre Plaza <br />386 North Wabasha Street <br />St. Paul, Minnesota 55102 <br />December 28, 1987 <br />Mr. Joseph G. Chlebeck <br />City Clerk <br />515 Little Canada Road <br />Little Canada, MN 55117 <br />Re: Purchase of Twin Lake Boulevard <br />Our File No. 4675 <br />Dear Joe: <br />�.elephone <br />2) 222 -2541 <br />As we have discussed on numerous occasions in the last five <br />years, the City of Little Canada is in the process of purchasing <br />certain tax - forfeited land within the City of Little Canada from <br />the State of Minnesota by virtue of a Certificate of Sale of <br />Forfeited Lands, pursuant to Minn. Stat. Chapter 282, dated <br />January 19, 1983. The Certificate of Sale establishes the <br />purchase price as $15,000.00, with the first installment of <br />$1,500.00 payable on January 19, 1983, and the balance of <br />$13,500.00 in ten equal annual installments of $1,350.00 payable <br />on or before the 19th day of January, 1984 and each year <br />thereafter until the entire purchase price has been paid. In <br />early 1983, our firm, as special attorney for the State of <br />Minnesota, filed an Application to Register Title to the land <br />that was being purchased in the Ramsey County District Court. At <br />that time and in the following years, we have been assured by the <br />office of the Examiner of Titles that the Application to Register <br />Title would be finally acted upon in a timely fashion so that any <br />questions as to the marketability of the title to be conveyed by <br />the State of Minnesota to the City of Little Canada would be <br />resolved prior to payment of the full purchase price. <br />Unfortunately, as of December 11, 1987, in our last <br />conversation with the Examiner of Titles, namely Bob Beutel, the <br />Examiner once again informed us that the Application is being <br />processed by one of his personnel in due course. The person to <br />whom the file has been assigned has recently had severe physical <br />problems which have necessitated by -pass surgery. The Examiner <br />informs us that that person will continue to handle this file and <br />will complete the matter on his return, whenever that may be. <br />Therefore, it does not appear that we can even estimate when this <br />matter would be completed. <br />Page 6 <br />