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Mar-11 -03 10 = 27A printcafe hagen 612-944-4729 P_ Ol �1'�� • � v � I Mike Gaffron Tuesday, March 11, 2003 Planning Director City of prono PO Box 66 Crysta]Bay, MN 55323 Copy: City Council Mr. Ga�fi'on_ Council Mcmbers: This I��t�r is to addre;ss a big problem with the 90' public acccss on cho Ea_�t sidc nfBig Island adjacent to John Uran's property. This road has bcCn uscd for ovcr 3U ye3rS by Ihe laltd Owncrs on Big Island for limited aeeess to ' roperiy, intendcd on using this access this yc;ar to movc building matcrials to my sit at 180 Bi�ISland. 7phn Uran, the adjacent land owner, has usui this road and until la.st win[cr he lias recogtuzed t��e fael th�1t this is a public access. In fae�,I paid John to grade/level the road to the bdck of tny property so that 1 could move matcrials along this rodd to my building site. A recent survcy, however, sh�wed that a portion of the road is aclually on lohn's property, T}us survey, several eita[ions issued by thc city forcing Jokx.a to remove junk from thc ist-�nd and aa ongoing teud be[wt;cn lohrt and snot,4aer la,ud owncr on tlie islsnd have procnptcd John to block the road refusing access to anyone. I�e hac indicated that thc r,�son for blooking tha road is to protect a beaeh hc has con�trueted on the road, Yct,he continues to move vchicics and hcztvy equipment on and offthe island usiug this acCCss. John h�s blocked tho road using a disablcd vcl�icic(lasi.year),his [ruck and SnOw he h3s puSh�:d from his property onto thc road forming a blockade, Whcn 1 contaeti;d hun abou[ using tl�e ro,�d to movc matcrials co my building si�e hc told me tha�hc would I�t mc use tl�z aeccss for a$2,SUU fcc. As a resulc of his blockadC and [oll, I was fo�cr;d to use an slternate routc through the interior of thc isla.nd causing ovcr$5,00(1 in damage to my vchicle and materials. Joh❑ appears to bc very unstabte and I'm not sure what ac[ion l�e tnight lake sliould someone attcmpt to movc his blockade and use the road. I still havc some expensivc materials that I would like to move to thc island for building tl�is spring, The size and natttre of thesc matenials (la�gc windowc, doors and cabi,,,;ts) makc;t difficult to use thc alcc�ate route. T'm asking the city look at this situation immedistcly, cOclside�ng a tetnpor2iry injunetion against John Uraa blocking[hu access/road uutil a dccision on advcrse possescion and/or the dCvclopment of plotted access uin bc addresscd. Also, we have several buildings on lhc East sidc of thc island ac;cessible frOm [his ro3d. JoLu1's actions will pri;vcnt cincr�cncy acccss (medic3!and r�re)TO[hese proper[ics froln [hC iCc or a buge. I undcrst�wd that wc asstune a certain risk utilizing our property on the island. ]3ut John's actions could inerease [his risk resulting in damage or injury and aclion against him and the city should a ca�asffophe oc� . e i�eed to address this sittiation heforc it geLc furlhcr out of hand. Gcrald Watsh � (Land owncr: 18U Big Island) 169,SU N Manor Road G12 396-1O5U days Edcn Yrairie, MN .55346 y52 9d9_�48G homc