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<br />LAW OFFICES OF
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<br />ERWIN A, PETERSON f"ETERSON, BELL NVERSE & JENSEN
<br />ROBERT C,. SELL
<br />VILLARD L. CONVERSE
<br />2�100 AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
<br />,01GER, A. JENSEN
<br />101 EAST FIFTH, STREET
<br />KURT F. WALTHER
<br />ST. PAUL. MINNESOTA 55101
<br />W. TIMOTHY MALCHOW
<br />MAIRTIN J. COSTELLO
<br />(61 2) 224-4703
<br />JAMES, C. ERUCKSON
<br />DAVID, S. ANDERSON
<br />WILLIAM IIMI. DRI,NA,N�E
<br />A �O,NVERSE Z,ERIIN
<br />FAMEL C
<br />September 23, 1,9188
<br />CAROL A. BALDWIN
<br />ADAM 1E. BRIDGE,
<br />SCOTT B. CR10SSMAN
<br />Mr, Ron Moorise
<br />Adm,in,isit,rative Assistant,
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<br />City olf Roseville..-
<br />6 Center Dri,vie
<br />Roseville,, Minnnesiota, 55113
<br />Rie: PIK Terminal Condemnation
<br />Gur File No. 1011-15
<br />You, have asked for a status report, on the above condemnation.,
<br />Thisi casie went, bilefor,e commissioners on May 29, 301 31, and June 6
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<br />anu 7, 19184, anid thie commiss 'loners awarded damages to PIK
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<br />Terminal 'in the amount of $170,000.00.
<br />oss appeals wierie then filed with, the Ramsey County Distric
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<br />Clourt asking for a, 3Urly trial. PIK claimi'ng that the damage
<br />th,ey sufferied, as a result of the taking were in excess o,
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<br />$400,000.00 and, the City claims $70,,1000,00,
<br />The matter was-then placed on the trial calendar and prior to
<br />triial the casie was, stricken from the calendar, Technically we
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<br />a,rle awaiti'ng a new tri,al date,, although it has taken much too
<br />long, a time for the Court to set a new trial date.
<br />Neither PIK Terminal nor the City 'has asked the clerk of court
<br />why the mat,t,er has not bleen reset for trial. if either party did
<br />at this tiime I would anticipate, that the case would be scheduled
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<br />for triial within slix, months,
<br />You may riecal,l that a,fter the colmmissioners 'issued their award-
<br />there were several attempts made to settle this case. Meetings
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<br />were held between representatives of the City and PIK terminal
<br />I# unfortunately the matter s settled,
<br />In the event this case goes to trial there "is a good likelihood
<br />that thie jury will award an amount excess o.f the $170,000.00
<br />clommissioners" av4ar,id. it is not unforeseeable that the jury
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<br />verdict could be in excess of $250,10010.00. We, of course, will
<br />b,e arg,uinig t,ha,t, the City's appraisal of $70,000.00 is more
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