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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP MINNEAPOLIS PILLSBURY CENTER SOUTH BILLINGS NEW YORK 220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET CREAT FALLS SEATTLE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402-1498 MISSOULA DENVER TELEPHONE: (612) 340-2600 .BRUSSELS - WASHINGTON,D.C. FAX: (612) 340-2868 FARGO. DES MOINES HONG KONG ANCHORAGE WILIAM R.SOTH ROCHESTER N LODON `612)340-2969 SALT LAKE CITY FAX(612)340-2644 COSTA MESA soth.william@dorseylaw.com VANCOUVER October 11, 2000 Michael J. Morrison City Manager City of St. Anthony 3301 Silver Lake Road St. Anthony, MN 55418 Re: City land adjacent to 2917 Anthony Lane North Accurate Wire Solutions, Inc. Dear Mike: I have reviewed the letter from Accurate Wire Solutions, Inc. regarding the property adjacent to its property at 2917 Anthony Lane North, which it says is owned by the City of St. Anthony and was originally designated to be a road connecting Anthony Lane North to Ramsey County, which is on the eastern boundary of their property. Mr. Stoick, President of Accurate Wire Solutions, Inc., states that the property to which the road would connect is now developed and that the road will not be built. He asks whether his company could purchase that property from the City to build an.addition on their building. I am enclosing a portion of the half-section map showing the Company's property as cross- hatched. The answer to his question depends on the status of the property owned by the City. If it is just a piece of land owned by the City and is excess City property, it could be sold to the Company. If it is a dedicated street, created by a plat or by an easement deed, then it could not be sold to the Company. From the map, it appears that it clearly was dedicated as a street. If it is a street, even though it was never constructed as such, it would have to be vacated according to statutory procedure,for street vacations. If it is vacated, the question of whether any or 0