1989 01 23 - GTE Letter GTE Northwest Incorporated
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P.O. Box 1003
January 23, 1989 �.p ( Everett, Washington 98206
206 258-5321
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Mr. Pat Riley, City Manager E
City of Tigard
P. O. Box 23397
Tigard., Oregon 97223 -----------------------------
Dear Mr. Riley:
TIGARD CENTRAL OFFICE AND SUPPORT CENTER EASEMFaTT PARCEL # 5460Z01
This letter is in regards to the easement GTE Northwest Incorporated
granted in 1985 to the City of Tigard for egress of emergency police
vehicles via our driveway at our Tigard Central Office and Support
Center at 8840 S. W. Burnham Street in Tigard.
As we have advised you in the past there have been numerous problems
arising from continued use by unauthorized vehicular traffic using this
exit, various city and private vehicles using the GTE entrance to access
the City Center, disregard for the posted speed limit signs by both City
Police vehicles and private vehicles, and disregard for observance of
the stop sign to name a few. Needless to say, excessive speed through
this property certainly contributed to the rccent auto accident, and
poses a serious safety hazard to the personnel and property of our
company.
Our agreement with the City of Tigard was for the egress only of
emergency police vehicles and authorized City traffic, not a public
c UCE!ss.
Hopefully the City will find a way to rectify this problem by
restricting their traffic, as promised when your request for this ease-
ment was initiated. Since the liability factors involved here are so
great for our company we will have no choice but to reluctantly exer-
cise our right to terminate this easement in accordance with the terms
of our contract if a satisfactory solution cannot be enacted and
enforced .
After reviewing this matter please advise me. of the action the City
plans to initiate for solving these problemF. Written correspondence
should be addressed to:
An Equal Opportunity Employer
A part of GTE Corporation
Mr. Pat Riley
City of Tigard
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Mr. Kent A. Tiedeman, GIE Northwest Incorpora ked, P. 0. Box 1003 Dept.
4-LB, Everett, Washingtoi 98206.
If you have any questions regarding this matte.--, please call Mollie at
(206)261-6314.
Very truly yours,
Kent A. Tiedeman
Engineering Manager
Land and Buildings