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MEMORANDUM
TO: Park and Recreation Commission
FROM: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director
DATE:
January 13, 1999
SUB J:
Fox Chase/Carver Beach Neighborhood Trail Connector
On January 26, the Commission will be taking public comment on a trail
connection between Fox Chase and Carver Beach. A trail easement does exist at
this location and it is currently being utilized informally. The city, per a 1983
development contract, is responsible for the installation of an improved trail
surface. This work has not been completed to date. The mailing discussing the
request for a private dock at Carver Beach prompted a resident to call and inquire
about the connector.
The attached letter was mailed to residents in the vicinity of the trail during the
first week in January. The two responses received to date are attached. I have
ordered a survey of the two property lines in question. Prior to reviewing this
issue with the neighbors, it would be helpful if Commissioners could take the time
to visit the site. You can view the trail from either the Fox Chase or Carver Beach
side. A map is enclosed,
I suggest that the Commission take public comment and offer staff guidance at
your January meeting. I would then prepare a recommendation for the
Commission to act on at your February meeting.
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January T, 1999
Dear Resident:
Recently, I received an inquiry concerning an unimproved trail easement between
Fox Chase and the Carver Beach neighborhood. A map indicating the location of
this easement is attached. On Tuesday, January 26, the city's Park and Recreation
Commission will consider two options to construct a bituminous trail connection at
this location. Both options are depicted in diagrams attached to this mailing.
If you wish to address this issue, please:
· Appear at the January 26 Park and Recreation Commission meeting
beginning at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall; or
° Mail your comments to the City of Chanhassen, 690 City Center Drive,
Chanhassen, MN 55317; or
° Fax comments to my attention at 937-5739.
· E-mail comments to chpkdir~ci.chanhassen..nm.us
You can reach me directly at 937-1900, extension 121.
Happy New Year!
Sincerely,
Todd Hoffman
Park and Recreation Director
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EXHIBIT A
Legal DescripTion of Public Trail
A permanent easement for trail purposes over and
across the easterly fifteen (15) feet of Lot 20, Block 1, Fox
Chase, and the Southerly ten (10) feet of Lot 19, Block 1, Fox
Chase, according to the recorded plat thereof, Carver County,
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PATRICIA RECUPERO
800 FOX COURT
C'"NHASSEN MN 55317
JOHN & CHRISTINE KLINKNER
6361 FOX PATH
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
THOMAS NARR
6431 FOX PATH
CHANHASSEN, MN
55317
KEN & KAYLA HANUS
829 FOX COURT
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
KEITH & BARBARA THOMAS
6380 FOX PATH
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
MARIANNE MCCORD
644O FOX PATH
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
STEVE LATTU
84O FOX COURT
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
JOHN & LINDA MCGRATH
6381 FOX PATH
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
GEORGE T. SOUKUP
6441 FOX PATH
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
JOHN BREEDLOVE
860 FOX COURT
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
STEVE J. CERMAK
64OO FOX PATH
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
TOM HUBERTY
6450 FOX PATH
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
MIKE & REBECCA MC MILLEN
980 FOX COURT
SHANHASSEN MN 55317
TIMOTHY KLOUDA
6401 FOX PATH
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
MICHAEL HAYDOCK
6460 FOX PATH
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
~,LEX WAGENAAR
390 FOX COURT
.3HANHASSEN MN 55317
MICHAEL KROLL
6410 FOX PATH
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
KEITH M. HOFFMAN
6470 FOX PATH
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
)AVID CALLAWAY
;320 FOX PATH
~,HANHASSEN, MN 55317
LIN LUDWIG
6411 FOX PATH
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
JOHN KLOSTERMAN
6471 FOX PATH
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
~,FtARLES NAGEL
;340 FOX PATH
;HANHASSEN, MN 55317
STEVE MURPHY
6420 FOX PATH
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
JEFFREY & LYNN PORRITT
6510 FOX PATH
CHANHASSEN. MN 55317
.4ARTIN & CAROLYN NYMAN
;341 FOX PATH
;HANHASSEN, MN 55317
DENNIS SULLIVAN
6421 FOX PATH
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
JAMES HOOPES
6511 FOX PATH
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
:~ ,K&LINDACRISMAN
360 FOX PATH
:HANHASSEN MN 55317
MICHAEL & KATHY SCHWARTZ
6430 FOX PATH
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
ZACHARY DEVELOPMENT
7201 METRO BLVD.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55439
.:HARLES CHUVA
;521 FOX PATH
;HANHASSEN, MN 55317
RALPH & JANICE MEYER
716 LAKE POINT
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
MARIE SCHROEDER
6600 LOTUS TRAIL
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
-OM & CHERYL EBENREITER
~530 FOX PATH
;HANHASSEN, MN 55317
ALAN LAWRENCE
724 LAKE POINT
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
WILLIAM BENSON
6630 LOTUS TRAIL
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
L ELLENZ/C. PARE
;540 FOX PATH
;HANHASSEN MN 55317
TERRY VOGT
732 LAKE POINT
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
JOAN WRIGHT / MERMON TOCK
6824 THOMAS AVE S.
RICHFIELD, MN 55423
AMES & CAROLYN HUDSON
;541 FOX PATH
;HANHASSEN MN 55317
TODD D & SUSAN L ERICKSON ELFTMANN
740 LAKE POINT
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
MARTHA NYGREN
6650 LOTUS TRAIL
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
tlCHARD& NANCY MARTINO
.550 FOX PATH
;HANHASSEN. MN 55317
GREG HEDLUND
748 LAKE POINT
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
CHRIS/CYNTHIA ANDERSON
6680 LOTUS TRAIL
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
~REGG ELLIOTT
551 FOX PATH
;HANHASSEN, MN 55317
JERRY KRIESLER
764 LAKE POINT
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
CHRIS ANDERSON
6680 LOTUS TRAIL
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
~ERALD WALDERA
560 FOX PATH
;HANHASSEN MN 55317
NED TABAT
772 LAKE POINT
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
PAULA VELTKAMP
6724 LOTUS TRAIL
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
VILLIAM & ANN MILLER
561 FOX PATH
;HANHASSEN, MN 55317
MICHAEL POSTON
780 LAKE POINT
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
TO~D F'It:fO S.TA.D~''~''~
6728 LOTLI.S~T'~.IL._
C HAN~_A~S EN, MN"55~
'ERRY & LOREI-I-A BAUGHMAN
.571 FOX PATH
;HANHASSEN MN 55317
ROBERT J. DORAN
788 LAKE POINT
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
TODD FROSTAD
6728 LOTUS TRAIL
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
:.HARLES & JUDY PETERSON
08 LAKE POINT
;HANHASSEN MN 55317
JOHN OBERSTAR
796 LAKE POINT
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
STAN CRONISTER
6730 LOTUS TRAIL
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
STEVEN OIEN
6780 LOTUS TRAIL
C"' NHASSEN, MN 55317
BRIAN TIMM
6860 LOTUS TRAIL
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
KURTIS ANDERSON
6870 LOTUS TRAIL
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
JOHN LENSEGRAV
6880 LOTUS TRAIL
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
4LEX ESS
B890 LOTUS TRAIL
3HANFtASSEN, MN 55317
~ATRICK & DEBRA MCRAITH
3900 LOTUS TRAIL
.~HANHASSEN, MN 55317
IOE BETZ
;940 LOTUS TRAIL
~,HANHASSEN MN 55317
:.RIC MEESTER
;610 MOHAWK DRIVE
;HANHASSEN, MN 55317
41CHAEL WEGLER
630 MOHAWK DRIVE
;HANHASSEN, MN 55317
'L...,4ONT ISAACSON
640 MOHAWK DRIVE
:HANHASSEN MN 55317
AARON & MEGAN GORDON
6650 MOHAWK DRIVE
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
KEITH GUNDERSON
6661 MOHAWK DRIVE
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
DAVID G HOLUB
6670 MOHAWK DRIVE
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
DONALD SENNES
6680 MOHAWK DRIVE
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
PETER LUSTIG
6699 MOHAWK DRIVE
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
BRUCE JOHANSSON
6701 MOHAWK DRIVE
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
MRS. ELDON DEGLER
6711 MOHAWK DRIVE
CHANHASSEN MN 55317
January 9, 1999
Mr. Todd Hoffman
City of Chanhassen
Director of Parks and Recreation
Dear Todd,
It was nice talking with you last Friday and I appreciate your concern over our
issues. I thought it might be helpful to memorialize our discussion and to
formally state my position on the matter of the new pathway.
My wife and I want to support a path to be created between the Hedlund's and
our property. However, there are several issues that need to be resolved before
we can support the proposal:
It is our present understanding that the easement on which the path is
proposed is entirely our on property at its north to south boundaries. This
would only be an issue for us if the planned path encroaches on already
improved property. Given that there is not much room between the house
and the easement, the path would be extremely close to our home and
would reduce our usable property, among other things (if improved
property were effected)~
Given the proximity of the proposed public pathway to our home, I am also
concerned about the impact to the value of our home and a reduction in our
level of privacy~ The pathway will create increased public traffic to and from
the lake area (already a problem). This will act to further reduce the level of
privacy around our home. Does the City propose fencing or other means of
protecting privacy for us and the Hedlunds? Also, during the spring and
summer months, non-neighborhood and neighborhood visitors like to drive
up to the entrance of the path for access. This creates unsightly parking and
traffic in front of our home and adjacent properties, often until late in the
evening. Additionally, trash seems to accumulate along the current
unimproved path and on our property. Will the City be maintaining the
area? If not, then what is the plan to prevent trash accumulation?
The creation of a pathway will increase motorized traffic (motorcycles and
snowmobiles) despite any proposed threatening signage forbidding such use
of the path. Noise associated with these activities will significantly reduce
our ability to have "quite enjoyment" of the property. This issue is
potentially a huge show-stopper for us. Unfortunately, not everyone is
considerate. We already have snowmobilers, bicycle riders, etc., using our
front lawn and side areas to access the unimproved path and the lake area. I
have no reason to believe that folks will be more considerate once new path
is created or if a sign is installed. What does the City propose on this point?
I would like to review the detailed plans with you to better understand the
project. Plans might also include a notion of how the path would be built
without accessing personal real estate on either side of the easement.
I understand that a key next step includes a determination/measurement of the
easement with respect to my home and the proposed path. From this activity we
will be able to determine the extent to which any existing improved property
would be taken as a part of the proposed project. Following this determination
you and I agreed to conference and evaluate the other issues, assuming no
problems with the intended location of the path. To expedite things, you may
want to consider meeting jointly with the Hedlunds and us.
Again Todd, we'd like to support the project but cannot until such time as the
City has reviewed this project with sharper vision, thttil such ti, re as zt;e zt~ork
through these points, ~t;e remain staunchl!t opposed to the project. I am also
aware of the concerns and issues offered by the Hedlunds. I strongly support
their objections/concerns as well.
Just as an aside, I'm wondering why, if neighbors already use the path for
access, are we trying to improve it... perhaps it is so that more people will use it?
I'm not certain that's a good idea with respect to my property and the
Hedlund's. Let's talk after your evaluation.
Todd, thanks again for you help on this matter. I'm certain we can work
through these issues.
Sincerely,
Jerry Kreisler
Property Owner
764 Lake Point
Chanhassen
cc: Barb and Greg Hedlund
Carver Beach easement proposal mailbox:/C%7C/Progrmn%20Files/Netscape/Na...box?id=e687~fe,3699746e~ aol.com&number=6
Subject: Carver Beach easement proposal
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 22:47:58 EST
From: PARecupero@aol.com
To: chpkdir@ ci.chanhassen.mn.us
To whom it may concern:
I am in favor of the proposed option A. I only ask you to consider
constructing Ehe trail with materials that would allow bicyclists te rid(
comfortably.
Thank you for your consideration ef the trail easement. The ability for
residents te walk, run er ride (bicycles) down a safe, relatively traffic
path to enjoy Lotus Lake will enrich the quality of life here in Chanha~
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Patricia Recupere
800 Fox Court
401-9627
I of 1 I t /99 8 3,'5.
Trail options between Fox Chase and Carver Beach mailbox:/C%7C/Progrmn%20Files/Netscapc/Na...x?id= 1 DF05F43F99@qualitechco.co~n&number_-9
Subject: Trail options between Fox Chase and Carver Beach
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 16:38:06 -0500
From: dennys@qualitechco.com
Organization: Quali Tech, Inc.
To: chpkdir@ ci.chanhassen.mn.us
Our household likes the idea of a paved path-- any
acceptable, but we prefer "Option A".
Thanks for considering our input!
FR: Denny Sullivan- QualiTech (612)448-5151
of the
option are