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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Seems like anyone with fee simple title can convey any interest they want to convey – question I would look at is whether grantor had rights to convey the general public since it was by Quit Claim Deed; can only convey rights they have. Other issue I would look at is whether there are any prior CC&Rs that might affect the property or the easement conveyance…………both are long shots.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Tom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Thomas J. Westbrook<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Attorney at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'><img width=170 height=67 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D0AFF9.22008000" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01CFC835.0D3988D0"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Rodgers, Kee & Card<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>324 West Bay Drive NW, Suite 201<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Olympia, Washington 98502<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Phone: 360-352-8311<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Facsimile: 360-352-8501<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Email: tjw@buddbaylaw.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Skype: thomas.westbrook<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>www.buddbaylaw.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>The information contained in this email and attachment(s) are for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain private, privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the addressee, you are strictly prohibited from reading, photocopying, distributing or otherwise using this email or its contents in any way. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone at 360-352-8311 or by e-mail to <a href="mailto:reception@buddbaylaw.com">reception@buddbaylaw.com</a>, and destroy the original message from your electronic files.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>John L<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 26, 2015 7:44 AM<br><b>To:</b> wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Easement to General Public<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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