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.-. MEMORANDUM TO: All Park Board Members FROM: Marty Asleson DATE: January 3, 1992 SUBJECT: Background information regarding the concerns of Mr. Robert Appleby, 214 Woodridge Ct. and Mr. John Kuny, 212 Woodridge Ct. Some time ago after I had just started working for the City of Lino Lakes, it was brought to my attention at a Park Board meeting that there had been a trail dedication in the Woodridge Estates development, and it was further pointed out that these trails had not yet been rough-graded in. Mr. Richard Carlson, the developer, was immediately notified of our concerns of having these trails roughed-in before housing occurred around them. He assured us that there was plenty of time to rough these trails in and that he would start working immediately to have the plat corrected to include trails. Since it was late Fall, Mr. Carlson felt it would be better to wait for Spring to rough the trails in. By the next Spring, one house had been built next to the agreed upon trail location at 212 Woodridge Ct. , this was the Kuny residence. After discovering a house next to the dedicated, non- plat indicated trail (we have deeds to these trails) had been built, Mr. Carlson was again notified and he decided that now his decision was to move the trail to the other side of the 20' easement. (further away from Mr. Kuny's house, but closer to the soon to be built house at 214 Woodridge Ct. , Mr. Bob Appleby) After the Appleby house was completed, Mr. Carlson then proceeded to rough-in the trail. Mr. Appleby and Mr. Kuny then contacted the City in order to find out what the City was doing. These folks had no idea that there was to be any sort of trail next to their houses. They further stated that their builder had not notified hem of these trails, that the plat did not indicate the presence of these trails, and that their title companies also did not show evidence of these trails. Staff then met with the property owners, the builder and the developer in an attempt to resolve the issue and possibly relocate this trail. This trail also happens to be an important link in the system since all other corridors leading into the Regional Park for