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Hess family asks Fergus Falls to restore easement they say left their Pebble Lake parcel landlocked
Summary
Terry Hess told the Fergus Falls City Council her family’s 4.1-acre lakeshore parcel at 20561 County Highway 29 has been landlocked since a 2005 easement vacation; she urged the council to reestablish access or provide compensation under Minnesota law. Council asked staff for a legal review.
Terry Hess, speaking for her mother’s estate, asked the Fergus Falls City Council on Dec. 10 to reinstate a vacated access easement to a 4.1-acre lakeshore parcel at 20561 County Highway 29 that she said was cut off after a 2005 vacation of a public way.
Hess said the former railroad right-of-way became the Lakes Country Trail and that the family has not been able to secure a crossing. “Our property right now does not have any access,” Hess said, adding…
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