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LAW OFFICES OF <br />PETERSON. BELL, CONVERSE & JENSEN <br />2100 AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK BUILDING <br />101 EAST FIFTH STREET <br />ST. PAUL. MINNESOTA 55101 <br />(61 2) 2224.4703 <br />ERWIN A. PETERSON <br />ROBERT C. BELL <br />WILLARD L. CONVERSE <br />ROGER A.JENSEN <br />KURT F. WALTHER <br />W. TIMOTHY MALCHOW <br />MARTIN J. COSTELLO <br />JAMES C. ERICKSON <br />WILLIAM M. DRINANE <br />CAROL A. BALDWIN <br />ADAM E. BRIDGE <br />City Council <br />City of Roseville <br />2660 Civic Center Drive <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br />January 28, 1988 <br />RE: UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE - POWER OF EMINENT <br />DOMAIN -LOCAL ZONING LAWS <br />Our File No. 1011.19 <br />Ladies and Gentlemen: <br />Attached to this letter is a memorandum from our office dealing <br />with the powers of the United States Postal Service. <br />The following appears to be the powers of the post office: <br />1. They have the power of eminent domain. They probably <br />could exercise the power even if the land they were taking <br />already was devoted to a public use. I presume, however, that <br />the post office would follow a procedure of not taking land <br />already devoted to a public use. <br />2. The post office does have the power to disregard local <br />zoning laws. However, I am told that they have a policy of <br />attempting to follow local authority. <br />Very truW yours, <br />PETERSON, BEL , CO ERSB & <br />R )t e <br />RCB/ap <br />Enc. <br />cc : , Howard Dahlgren <br />