INFORMATION #3 04-17-200034.00 CITY CENTER
33 SOUTH SIXTH STREET
MINNEAPOLIS, MN S54.02-3796
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CONJIILTING OFFICE, BFIIING CHINA
Peter K. Beck
612 343-5374
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April 13, 2000
Bradley Larson
Metcalf, Larson & Muth, P.A.
313 West Broadway
P.O. Box 46
Monticello, MN 55362-0446
Re: George and Carol Deschenes Property
Dear Mr. Larson:
This letter is in response to your letters of February 25, 2000 and March 9, 2000
to Bud Storm with Evergreen Land Services Company regarding the Deschenes Property.
First, with respect to your letter °fFebruary 25. The storage building which you
speak of is a Permanent Improvement to real property and was thus included in the city's
appraisal and acquisition of the Deschenes Property. Consequently, the city has paid for
this building and will not give it away or allow its removal. It certainly will not pay
relocation costs for a structure it has already paid for. Therefore, Mr. Deschenes may not
move this building, at least not until all issues related to the acquisition of the Deschenes
property and the payment of relocation expenses are fully and finally settled and agreed
to.
With respect to your letter of March 9, 2000, Michael Deschenes, his wife and
their businesses were served with the condemnation petition. The city's estimated
maximum relocation costs forwarded to you under cover of my letter dated January 4,
2000 (copy enclosed) does specify the city's estimated maximum relocation costs for
their businesses and residential tenancy. It was our understanding that you represented
all of the family members, including Michael and Annette. This is why we included the
city's estimated maximum relocation costs for their businesses and residential tenancy in
the letter to you dated January 4, 2000.
GRAY, PLANT, MOOTY, MOOTY & BENNETT, P.A. ATTORNEYS .~r l.,4w