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Bruce and Cathy Rahn 13665 1851h Ave NW Elk River MN 55330 Mayor and Council This statement is in regards to the vacation of Easement on the property at 13665 185th Ave NW owned by Bruce and Cathy Rahn. The below statements are the beliefs of both parties named above. We would like to state for the record we own said easement and pay the taxes on this particular piece of land. We are asking the City to vacate the easement so we may reclaim the land as ours. Prior to purchasing this property, we started discussion with the city, specifically Chris Leeseberg, about why the easement is there. We will admit we did purchase the property in 2021 not knowing the full reason for the easement. We have since found out that the previous owners were told this piece of property would need to be made into an easement or they would not be granted a building permit for the existing home. 30 years ago the easement was granted to the city for street, utility, and drainage purposes for possible land development if public sewer and water became available. However, the city has not yet needed or used the easement for those purposes. During this process as well, it's been said that vacating the easement would de -value the properties surrounding the easement. At this time there is no parcel of land that would be landlocked at the vacation of the easement proving no de -valuation on surrounding parcels. The only parcel that would be de -valued would be our property. If, in the future, we decided to sell the property, it could deter a sale or make it more complicated because there is an existing easement. As you can see, there is no reason to continue the current easement as it is not being used for what it was originally created for. Thank you, Bruce and Cathy Rahn Bruce Rahn 8-1 Date: Cathy Rahn Date:Ul —`� e�