I am seeking suggestions. The town of Fairmont is under a consent order to replace its (leaking) sewer main which runs to the municipal lagoon. About a thousand feet of this line passes through a field that is used primarily for grading cattle.
In preparing a temporary construction easement through this field, it was discovered that the sewer line is about 10 feet off of the easement of record (filed in 1971). The landowner refuses to sign the construction easement and refuses to sign a corrected deed. (No explanation given) I have offered substantial payment in order to get this done but the landowner will not answer phone calls or respond to mail.
What next? Seek a mandatory emergency injunction for authority to perform the replacement of the pipeline together with an action to correct the easement description? Other ideas?
Thank you in advance for your suggestions.
Richard Crump