Recent content by PlaneSpotterJoe

The city asked this too but we as a community don’t want that because it invites people to use our property as a park. They really do overstep their bounds so to speak. So we really don’t want that. We would like the bike rack by the street but they claim they have no room. We really don’t even...

Yes, in at least two documents it explicitly states the granted easement itself is 5 feet wide. These are the legal documents regarding the easement itself, not agreements regarding constructing a walkway. Thanks!

I agree 100%. The city refuses because they claim there isn’t enough space for a bike rack as the dept of transportation left them very little room in that area. There are two other paths to the park that are between 450 and 500 feet from this one in question, too. The city actually holds a deed...

I looked into it and the easement was originally a 5’ wide dirt path. The walkway was constructed directly on top of it and is just about 5’ wide with wood railing. The documents declare it strictly as being 5 feet wide with detailed survey description of its location. The bridge or walkway is...

These are great suggestions and well received. I will offer these to our BOD. Maybe get a conversation going about it. We need to discuss what our paperwork says. Maybe a good time to ask for a meeting. I’m concerned also that any of this impacts our property value, and if it does, could our...

We have an insurance policy, but don't know if it covers such liabilities, or if it needs to indicate anything about the easement for us to be covered. I can find this out. The police chief was aggravated that our community was reporting the bikes chained to the outside of the easement deck on...

A resident of Placid Lakes who is concerned because of all the discussion going on.

About 4 decades ago, a community called Brownstone was developed on land that was owned by a man who also owned some undeveloped land across the street from Brownstone. The undeveloped land was adjacent to a popular park that the residents of Brownstone and others in the area frequented. To...