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� Y' <br /> To me it looks like the other party should Ue considered in <br /> the wrong. After all, there is a drivew�� poured on City <br /> property. Surely there was no buildin;; permit. ��ould a <br /> Ci�y en�-;ineer ol�a;��y� pl�.ns under this condition? r�r..ve taxea <br /> been collected for the last fifteen �Tears on this �mprove- <br /> ment? a�l�s an attempt ever e�ren made to purcllase the land`? If <br /> you and I could not afford to pay for a stx°ip of land, would <br /> we 3ust ta?ce it for our ot,m useY If sorleona offered to si;n <br /> over �heir interes�; in a strip of land, wouldn�t ;y ou let <br /> them do it. If I wanted the land badly encur;h to grab it, I <br /> certainly ��ould. <br /> The C3.t� offic�s contacted. thus far h^ve been terribly concern- <br /> ed about the Grantts inte7�es�s . I am hoping that the City <br /> CcanciZ t�rill be �. bi� mere o�jective and ta��e the interests <br /> of both parties un.�er consideration. <br /> Something eZse that I am hopin� �rill b� taken undar consid- <br /> eration is t�ze cost of this easer�ent. Since the City insisted . <br /> an a surve�r, I tti5.nk it onl� fair that the City absorb some <br /> of the cost, The �60 anpraisal fes is hi;si enou;h, but at <br /> le�.st i;�100 more added to this is hi�;htiaay robUery. I mus ; <br /> admit quite franl�ly that I aaas shoxked at t'ae cost of these <br /> services. I have n�ver h�d the occasien to Eiave ei�her• �of <br /> them done ba�ore and had no idea. Five �.undred dollars f'or <br /> a teri foot sti�ip or I�nd is ridiculous. Tn -rea].iL�, �cne <br /> abui:l:in� pro�ert� oti�mers are aoinU the City a iavor te :al�e <br /> this strip ofz their hand� . This means rlore t�x monie�,.it <br /> t,�ill be 'relpin� to beautify:: the community. In this case, it <br /> t�rill be rid of t:�o unsi�htl;r stumps . Incidentall�T, the <br /> appraisal failed to rlentior, that the �rest fivo feet is not <br /> a11 �rass, as trere �re the -r•emains oi' t :o trees. These sttu�ps <br /> � encompass an area oi' at least ten fee1;^und will require some <br /> doin; to remove enough for imp�ovement t� t'r?Q �round. '�he <br /> tearin� doi•rn and r-ebuildin� of m;� ;ar°a�e ��ill d..o �;reat <br /> thin�s for the neichoorhood . :,'hg must I pa� the Cit�r of <br /> Decatur an..exarbitant .,pri_�e for t�ranting� a decent �?ra�;e? <br /> ThAnk �ou f�r readin� my points and takinJ my vi.eti� into con- <br /> sideration. � <br /> SincereJ.� , <br /> � ��� � �� <br /> Donald S. Gre;ory <br /> r <br />