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Council hears hours-long dispute over a recorded roadway easement on Lawndale Lane; staff told to try renegotiation
Summary
Property owners and city counsel debated a 60-foot recorded roadway easement that residents say was intended for future subdivision; council directed staff to attempt renegotiation among the parties but took no formal decision to vacate or alter the easement.
Property owners, attorneys and city officials spent more than an hour Wednesday discussing a recorded 60-foot roadway easement along Lawndale Lane that neighbors say has functioned as a shared driveway for decades.
City counsel told the council the easement on title was drafted and recorded as a roadway easement (not a private driveway) and that the instrument does not spell out exactly where within the 60-foot strip a paved surface must be located. That ambiguity has left multiple property owners disputing maintenance, vehicle access and whether the easement contemplates a single 12-foot surface or a wider public roadway.
Multiple residents and property owners — including Jason Duke, Randy Duke and Jona Duke — told council members the easement has been used and maintained by homeowners for years and said…
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