Vesce settlement

A Glen Road easement holder called the Vesces disingenuous and warned North Thompson Drive is unsafe for the kids who would lose their walking route to the Dips.

A 20-year Glen Road resident accused the Vesces of bad faith — skipping a neighbor-funded mediation — and warned the Council not to become a 'pawn' in a scheme to extinguish public walking rights.

A resident framing the dispute as billionaire property buyers abusing the law urged the Council not to 'let them off the hook.'

A 47-year Glen Road resident asked why the Council won't refuse to settle until the Vesces dismiss the public from the lawsuit, saying the public remains willing to meet and needs the City to properly represent it.

Argued the city holds leverage and should withhold settlement until the Vesces also dismiss the public, warning a default could let them close the path.

Attorney for Save the Dips asked the council to require the Vesces to dismiss the entire lawsuit, including claims against his clients, warning the current settlement language leaves a loophole.

Recounted the Vesces' fence, the seven-figure settlement they received, and six years of resident frustration, asking the city to 'do the right thing' and fight on the public's behalf.

A 33-year Happy Valley Road resident sharply criticized the city, saying it bungled the easement documentation and is taking away a precious community path.

Longtime resident and Happy Valley Improvement Association board member urged the council to keep the path open, calling settlement-as-drafted 'bailing out.'

Save the Dips representative corrected the record on who sought intervention and asked the city to push for the original June agreement language dismissing the entire action.