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7/10/2012 Russ Melton 2150 Otter Lake Drive Lino Lakes, MN 55110 City of Lino Lakes 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 Dear City of Lino Lakes, Mayor, and Council Members I am writing to address several topics that I understand arose at the July 9, 2012 hearing on Mr. Johnson's Petition for a Cartway Easement. First, I understand that an attorney appeared on behalf of the Oak Brook Homeowners Association ( "HOA. ") I am a member of the association and did not receive any notice of a meeting to vote on retaining an attorney, or on the association's formal position concerning Mr. Johnson's petition. The HOA documents require that the members receive notice for actions to be taken by the board, such as retaining an attorney to oppose Mr. Johnson's petition. For the record, I support Mr. Johnson's petition and have no objections to his using the HOA's private roadway and bridge to access his property. As I understand, he already is entitled to access to a dock on the south side of the road as a member of Otter Lake Estates. His use of the roadway to access his property on the north side of the road will have almost no effect on me or the other HOA members. Second, l understand that Julie Schwartz asserted that there is no docking easement for the Otter Lake Estate members to use. Mrs. Schwartz is absolutely wrong or being untruthful to the council. The docking easement for Otter Lake Estates is filed in the Tenth Judicial Court Records in Anoka, MN. As the docking easement states, the Adamson's (developers of Oak Brook Peninsula) must maintain a dock for the docking easement for Otter Lake Estates homeowners. The Otter Lake Estates homeowners are granted the docking easement if a dock exists, is maintained by the Adamson's, or does not exist due to lack of upkeep by the Adamson's. I personally own the dock used for the Docking Easement that I purchased from Marlin Hansen (landowner of the Otter Lake Estates Docking Easement property and my own Docking Easement). I understand that the Docking Easement grants 7 properties from Otter Lake Estates the right to access the easement property and use of the previously existing dock which was supposed to be maintained by the developer of Oak Brook Peninsula. Thank you. Sincergly; Russ Melton 2150 Otter Lake Drive Lino Lakes, MN 55110