Puzak-Wingerd 2008 correspondence

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Page 1 of 1 Mike Gaffron From: f.puzak@comcast.net Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 12:13 PM To: Mike Gaffron Subject: Re: Puzak-Wingerd Issue Mike- Thanks for your phone call today. I was glad to hear that the City had not given the Benson- Wingerd group permission to park on my property. Furthermore, the "12' strip" you refer to does not benefit the Benson-Wingerd property. It was reserved for Lot 30 by Gladys Olson when she sold Lots 21-29 and 31-33. The term "non-exclusive" benefits only those lots sold by Mrs. Olson. Having said that, I'm not sure what you mean by "another ploy on his (Puzak's) part". It is no secret that I have offered to sell or rent some property to them. What I don't understand is how the City allowed them to build a new garage without adequate approach access. Regardless, that portion of Lot 21 which is not owned by the Benson-Wingerds is Torrens Property with all the limitation to perscriptive easement which that may imply. At this point, I would ask that the City respect my right to prevent trespass. Thank you, Frederick Puzak. Original message From: Mike Gaffron<MGaffron@ci.orono.mn.us> Fred—this is the message I sent to the Police Dept. today: I spoke with Sandy Wingerd on Tuesday when she called me. I advised her that this is purely a civil matter between the two parties, and that she should contact her attorney immediately. I don't disagree that it could be a safety issue, but at the moment is not life-threatening. We are aware of the easement over Wingerd's property in favor of Puzak. We are aware of a non- exclusive easement for driveway purposes over a 12' strip that extends from Wingerds property to Puzak's house lot, but that specific easement appears to not be congruent with Wingerd's driveway, hence there is a gap between the 12' easement and Wingerd's property that her driveway must cross in order to be functional. There may be other easements that we are not aware of. This issue has been going on for some time now. It does not involve the City directly, and the Zoning Department cannot solve the issue for the two parties. Apparently Puzak has attempted to get the phone number of the City Attorney—it was refused him. Wingerd has told me in past conversations that Puzak wants her to buy a portion of his property, and this may be another ploy on his part. These people need to work it out. Fred, let me know if you want me to refer this to Mediation Services. Mike Michael P.Gaffron Assistant City Administrator/Long Term Strategy City of Orono (Street Address)2750 Kelley Parkway (Mailing Address)P.O. Box 66,Crystal Bay,MN 55323 Phone: (952)249-4600 Fax: (952)249-4616 6/2/2008