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April 20, 2009 (Regular Meeting) (D) INFORMnT• PUBLIC COhA~NTS Page 1313 H. Jay White, Sr., Chairman Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners Chairman White opened the meeting for Informal Public Comments at 6:98 p.m. He stated each speaker would be limited to three minutes. Lynda DeLellis, resident of 6215 Denny Rumple Road, Kannapolis, stated she received a letter from the Board. She read the following letter as her response and asked that it be included in the minutes as a matter of public record: April 11, 2009 H. Jay White Sr. County Board of Commissions Cabarrus County 65 Church Street Kannapolis, NC 28081 Dear Mr. White: I wish to thank you and the board for taking the time to look into the issues I raised during the February 2009 meeting. Although you state in your letter dated April 3, 2009, you have been fully briefed I feel that it is exceedingly important that the board, Mr. Smith and Mr. Riley understand fully the ramifications of the actions and decisions that the county has taken regarding this matter. I am confident that Mr. Koch provided full information to the board; however I am compelled to share neighborhood background. First, I did not move into this neighborhood and possessively attempt to heave residents from my property. In fact I fenced off a half acre of my property so that an elderly neighbor could continue utilize my property for his chickens and for storage. Another neighbor still harvests downed trees from my property for firewood. More to the point, I would not have complained about people using Denny Rumple for access if they were not so disrespectful to me, destructive to my property, as well as threatened lawsuits due to the condition of the road; conditions they created. As with most disputes that drag on, information is lost in translation, distorted and misunderstood so I wish to ensure that all persons involved with the county's position as expressed in your letter understand my perspective. The first issue mentioned in your letter is the legal status of Denny Rumple Road. Mr. Koch provided the Board of Commissioners with the various documents including a copy of a law suit. I would hope that Mr. Koch also provided the board with a copy of deed book 117 pages 305 from Cabarrus County records that clearly shows that W. D. (Denny) Rumple purchased the land starting at Tuckaseegee Road and extending past location of my house on June 15, 1999. This deed supports my contentions that references to my property being the dominant tract of a common owner prior to the 1965 severance of W. L. Rumple estate into multiple tracts is erroneous as are allegation that Denny Rumple Road has any bearing on the severance of the W. L. Rumple estate. The referenced law suit is fraught with fallacious allegations so may not settle quickly and until then I my title is clouded leaving me trapped in a nightmare. Moreover, the lawsuit is irrelevant at this time; the issue at this time is access over private property that to date has no deeded easements or right of ways. The second issue pertains to access. Does Cabarrus County exercise its own pseudo condemnation of eminent domain whereby they eliminate judicial proceedings, avoid all compensation and expedite the process by not notifying the property owner? How did the county assume control of private property without owner concurrence or due process, which is in violation of the Fifth Amendment? Cabarrus County records show Mr. Tucker requested an address for 911 System access. County Commissioners approved Denny Rumple as Mr. Tucker's road and assigned 6215 as his