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Records indicate that Mounds View has long-standing extensive and <br /> specific plans for the use of the property for its drainage <br /> system and possible for its park and recreation. The City has <br /> repeatedly refused, for every-changing reasons, to allow <br /> development or improvement this property, dating back to 1958) . <br /> (see documents #6, 30, 31, 32, 33, 37, 44, 65 and 68 thru 84) <br /> The property is now designated "wetland" with restrictions on <br /> development and usage, which has severely affected the <br /> salability. At the same time the value and potential use of the <br /> property to the owner have been reduced, the benefits and <br /> potential use to the City have been increased. (see document #1, <br /> City's Wetland Ordinance, and previous paragraph) <br /> No comment. <br /> In summary, the City has created a wetland, on wrongly designated <br /> as wetland, wrongly placed restrictions on, discouraged the <br /> development of, and has made plans for the use of, the owner's <br /> property. It has successfully prevented private use of the <br /> property, and made it useful only to the City. <br /> State and federal laws do not allow wetland designation on <br /> private property to increase public use thereof, nor do they <br /> allow public "taking" of private property without just <br /> compensation, yet Mounds View has done both. <br /> The owner would like the City to buy the property. <br /> City will have to buy the property if Surface Water Management <br /> Plan is implemented. <br /> IN SUMMARY (Jerry Blanchard) <br /> The property owner feels it is worth more than it is. He <br /> indicates its great value everywhere other than to do with the <br /> taxes. If he'd sell for $53K, we should buy. <br /> Mr. Blanchard further commented that he would not talk to <br /> Mr. Moses unless the City Attorney was present. <br />