Before August ROCC Board Meeting

Well, we have had some interesting developments but we don't know exactly
what they mean. Which serves to emphasize what came out at the last
meeting. We need a good real estate lawyer that wants to win our case. And
we don't have that now. However, I have been talking to one and he has
given us some good information....at no charge so far.

Here is what we have found out. It all revolves around the fact that the
bike path crosses many resident's property (approximately 20) and the status
of easements for the golf course to use it is quite nebulous.

(1) There are some residents that have maps of their property showing the
bike path and referencing an easement by a number.

(2) There are residents that have maps showing the bike path but no
reference to any easement.

(3) There are residents that have the bike path crossing their property but
no map shows that, nor is there any reference to any easement.

Furthermore, I went to the Erie County Clerk's office, the Town of Amherst
on Main St. and the Town offices on North Forrest trying to understand the
situation. At the Clerk's office I called up all the documents related to a
property like #1 above. I could find no reference to the easement number
shown on that resident's map. I called up the easement by its number and
found it but it does not reference any resident's property. An employee at
the clerk's office pointed out that the map had a Town of Amherst stamp and
directed me to the Town. There I found that it seems all the town cares
about is easements it holds for drainage and utilities. Thus, just what
does the referenced easement number on a map mean and who does it impact?

As was said at the last meeting, we are not lawyers so we don't know what
any of this means. If a case could be made that the golf course can't use
portions of the bike path, we should be able to get them to negotiate. It
would be most powerful if one good lawyer represented all those residents as
one entity. And was paid by the ROCC since it will benefit all home owners
in Ransom Oaks. We tried to bring that up at the July meeting but got
shouted down.

I don't know if this Monday's meeting is a time to force the issue. I am
concerned that we won't have enough residents at the meeting. For the June
meeting we had over 30 residents, for the July meeting, we were down to only
about 10. Some of you have already told me that you will be out of town
Monday or can't make it for other reasons.

I don't know, I don't know, I don't know.

Pete