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Homeowners scale back lakeside deck; board withdraws easement agreement for property at Pine Lake
Summary
After homeowners agreed to limit a deck’s footprint near utility lines at Pine Lake, the La Porte Board of Public Works and Safety approved withdrawing a previously considered easement agreement and said the city will rely on a prescriptive easement if necessary.
The La Porte City Board of Public Works and Safety voted to withdraw consideration of an easement agreement after homeowners whose deck encroached on a utility corridor agreed to scale the structure back to the original footprint.
Tim Franke, a city council member who raised the issue in public, said homeowners will adjust their plans so the deck no longer extends over the utility corridor.…
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