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CITY OF <br />LAKE <br />ELMO ® <br />City of Lake Elmo 777-5510 <br />3800 Laverne Avenue North / Lake Elmo, Minnesota 55042 <br />May 13, 1991 <br />TO: Lake Elmo City Council <br />FROM: Lake Elmo Parks Commission <br />RE: Demontreville Park Walkway Easement <br />The Parks Commission voted 7 to 2 to not vacate the city access to <br />Demontreville Park. <br />The access was granted in 1979 by the developer upon request by the <br />Park Commission. Access development was delayed in 1981 to await the <br />settlement of a boundary dispute between Robert Jungman (owner of the <br />lot adjoining the access) and the Derrick Land Co. and Veronica <br />Crombie (sellers and owner of the Highland Hills Development). <br />The Park Commission noted: <br />1. The park access had been granted to the City (by dedication of <br />the westerly 8 feet of Lot 1, Highland Hills addition before the <br />lot was sold to Robert and Paula Cusick. They did not object to <br />the easement at that time. <br />2. The access is meant for all present and future citizens of Lake <br />Elmo. Once closed, the access is lost forever to the City. <br />3. The abutting residents have enjoyed private access to the park for <br />9 years and are reluctant to give up that privilege. <br />4. A similar access put into Pebble Park from Deer Pond Trail. <br />Initially there was negative neighborhood reaction to the access, <br />however after the access was in place, there was no further <br />negative reaction. The access is used sparingly, but never the <br />less it makes the park more readily accessible to those who desire <br />to use it. <br />The dissenting votes felt that those citizens who are park neighbors <br />should determine policies dealing with "their" park. <br />