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REGU�LAR MEETING OF THE ORONO COUNCIL, JUNE 15, 1978 Page 5b Dick Benson, City Administrator, presented the HIGHWOOD LAKE ACCESS City Council the following information from John Gerhardson, Public Works Coordinator, concerning a lake access at Highwood, dated May 19, 1978 which states: On May 15, 1978, the City of Orono received a petition from several Highwood residents request- ing a lake access in that area to be opened and improved. On Piay 17, 1978, I contacted Mr. George Meyers, 4149 Highwood Road. Mr. Meyers stated that there is a 20-foot easement continuing from Highwood Road, southwest to the lake at West Arm Bay and he would like the City to establish the property lines, remove all safety hazards, install a swimming dock and cover the access with crushed ro ck. I told Mr. Meyers that the first thing the Council would request the staff to do would be to clarify the legal description of the access and then determine what can be done about their requests. Petition: �9e, the undersigned, are residents of the Village �f Orono. We respectfully petition the Council to improve the existing easement, �or ingress and egress to Lake Minnetonka which is located on the west side of Lot 23 and east side of 24 for the use and enjoyment of all persons. Twenty-five signatures Memo from John Gerhardson dated May 25, 1978 states: There is a strip of land south from Highwood Road between 4156 and 4167 Highwood Road. This strip of land is 20 teet wide by approxima.tely 245 feet long. The plat maps indicate that i.t is an alley_ I would assume that the purpose of the alley is si.milar to other unimprov.ed easements throughout the City in that it was designated as a fire lane, In the petition the City received, the residents in the area are requesting that the alley be improved and designated a lake access. To develop that alley as a public lake would not be feasible for the following reasons: (Continued)