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Mitchell vs City of Old Town. Mitchell reluctantly sues the City of Old Town to legally force them to quit their claim o...
01/03/2020

Mitchell vs City of Old Town. Mitchell reluctantly sues the City of Old Town to legally force them to quit their claim of owning Lot 189. It is unfortunate that it has to come to this, but the city refuses to acknowledge Mitchell's legitimate claim to the land he has been nurturing for over 20 years. Moreover, they have not invested any time into actually researching the deed to Lot 189. It will take several years, and multiple letters between lawyers for the city to realize they are wrong.

City vs Mitchell and Others. The City of Old Town finally admits that it does not hold a deed to Lot 189. Solution? Cond...
01/03/2020

City vs Mitchell and Others. The City of Old Town finally admits that it does not hold a deed to Lot 189. Solution? Condemn the land and seize it by using Eminent Domain. This makes at least 12 other landowners adjacent to Lot 189 co-defendants. This is a rather heavy handed solution to a problem that should not exist.

Mitchell's original proposal to City Council regarding use of Lot 189. This was the beginning formation of a vision for ...
01/03/2020

Mitchell's original proposal to City Council regarding use of Lot 189. This was the beginning formation of a vision for the use of the land, which has changed over time as the land has been developed. However, the original desire to have the city release their claim to the land remains the same.

The City of Old Town offered a "Letter of Perpetuity" to Mitchell but was reluctant to give up their claim on the abando...
01/03/2020

The City of Old Town offered a "Letter of Perpetuity" to Mitchell but was reluctant to give up their claim on the abandoned land. At this time, the City still thought they owned the land. As Mr. Mitchell tried to point out to them, the land was abandoned without a proper deed, but it would take years before they accepted this as being true.

Homeowners surrounding Lot 189 signed a petition to the City Council urging them to sell a portion of the lot that was b...
01/03/2020

Homeowners surrounding Lot 189 signed a petition to the City Council urging them to sell a portion of the lot that was being developed by homeowner Jim Mitchell. April 17, 2017

Article in the local paper, The Penobscot Times. It was published in the March 30, 2017 edition. It is a fairly accurate...
01/03/2020

Article in the local paper, The Penobscot Times. It was published in the March 30, 2017 edition. It is a fairly accurate description of the first meeting with City Council, and presents the original hope of developing the abandoned property into a flourishing garden area.

This is Lot 189 which stretches around the southwest part of French Island. Currently, this land has no official deed an...
11/26/2019

This is Lot 189 which stretches around the southwest part of French Island. Currently, this land has no official deed and the title is suspect. So all the adjacent lots have an interest in how the courts dispose of lot 189.

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