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<br />LAWRENCE AND TERI PERRON <br />1798 MAn-,J STREET <br />CENTERVILLE, MN 55038 <br />651.429.5280 <br /> <br />While Lee Stevens was building on the pwperty, the City of Centenrille decided that the <br />driveway, which was approved to exit onto Main Street by Anoka County, should be relocated to <br />exit onto .Mill Road extension. I approached the Civj of Centenrille and was told that they still <br />expected Mill Road to eventually cross Clear Water Creek and be used in the development south <br />of Clear Water Creek. I tried to explain t.he problems/alternatives to their decision- The City of <br />Centerville did not own all the land to Clear Water Creek, I did. Rice Creek Watershed deemed <br />the south side of Clear Water Creek a wetland area. A D NR approved culvert would not be cost <br />effective to install being access could be done a block west without a culvert. The maintenance of <br />Mill Road extension would be twofold, who would maintain it? The City of Centerville held <br />steadfast in their decision, but would allow the driveway to be moved if the land (Mill Road <br />extension) was retumed to the public. <br /> <br />TIle land was sold to Clay jiJcock a few years ago. We have discussed the vacating ofMi11 Road <br />extension several times to no avail. Clay's position (or more so his brother-in-law, Bob) has been <br />that there is no room along the west side ofIlis house to store things and therefore wants 50% of <br />lV1ill Road extension. My response was/is that if the city would give the property back to me, I <br />would give him some land; say ten feet, from nor only Mill Road extension, but also my own <br />land, to make a nice, straight boundary all the way to the creek. TIlls would give him plenty of <br />room to access the rest of his land to the east along Clear Water Creek. Add to this, changing his <br />driveway to exit onto Main Street, and he would solve his parking dilemma. <br /> <br />Mill Road extension is not the only problem I face with Clay. Because of his sister, brother in <br />law, and their two children liviitg with him, the abnormal amount of possessions being <br />accumulated on his property has become an issue. Last count there were 5 cars, a fish house, an 8 <br />ft. and a 16 ft. utility trailer, a 20 ft. mobile home, a 16 ft. boat, 2 rider lawn mowers, 2 at'! <br />vehicles, and a fhll size tractor. These are all parked on a combination of his driveway and 1\-lill <br />Road extension. Also, trespassing has become an issue. Last year I found Bob rota-tilling a garden <br />on my property llild this year I hired a survey crew to prove that the land the children were using <br />as a playground was also my property. <br /> <br />In retrospect, I emma! change the fact that a house was builr, or [hat Clay and his relatives own a <br />lot of stuff'Nhat I can uy to do is offer solutions to existing problems. TIle City of Centerville no <br />longer needs [vfill Road extension or the extra expense in maintaining it. On a positive note, once <br />given back to me, the City of Cent en rille call11OW l:a,'X the property. The vacation of Mill Road <br />extension to me, minus ten feet on the east side, plus ten feet of my land south ofl'v1i11 Road <br />extension to Clear Water Creek, would enable Clay plenty of access to the rest afms land without <br />trespassing on other property. Moving Clay-'s driveway to exit onto l'vlain Street would also <br />benefit in improved access to bis garage. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Larry Penon <br />