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From:Dustin Rief <br />To:Anna Carlson <br />Subject:FW: Summit Beach Rowing club Proposal <br />Date:Monday, July 27, 2020 11:03:54 AM <br />Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone <br />-------- Original message -------- <br />From: Jacob Selseth <jacobselseth@gmail.com> <br />Date: 7/27/20 10:31 AM (GMT-06:00) <br />To: Anna Carlson <acarlson@ci.orono.mn.us>, Dustin Rief <drief@ci.orono.mn.us> <br />Subject: Summit Beach Rowing club Proposal <br />Greetings, <br />I am writing today to voice some concern with the Rowing Club Proposal at Summit Beach on Long <br />Lake. First I think we are so fortunate that we have such great natural resources here in Orono, Long <br />Lake. I have 3 young boys and we have been busy exploring all the nature this area has to offer. I <br />feel fortunate that some of that has been kept public as the majority of the lakeshore etc is in <br />Private ownership and difficult to afford. Public space is a premium for our families enjoyment of <br />the area. I believe for many others as well. I do enjoy seeing all the activities including the rowing <br />team. But I am very concerned at the size of the "ask" to overtake a large chunk of the great natural <br />beach area we enjoy. Especially excited to see it improved with the new trail being installed in the <br />near future I hope. <br />I was just over there enjoying the large shade trees where it's perfect to have a picnic and <br />envisioning such a large boat house for rowing. It simply seems like an enormous ask for public <br />space. I also thought of the folks that live at 460. That will be a huge building right in front of their <br />home. While it's awesome to have rowing hopefully we can find a more fitting solution. <br />My child started sailing today in Wayzata and this club looks to be developed into something of that <br />scale with their new building and activity. But that is part of a much bigger club and natural <br />resource. Do we know that there is that much demand for rowing? I hope this conversation can <br />continue and we can have a great place for us all to enjoy. I know I love my boys riding their bikes <br />along that east end of the lake and maybe someday they can try rowing. It is just amazing to still <br />have that type of natural space available in this day and age where public space is harder and harder <br />to find. They are not making any new land. <br />This could bea. good article for comparison and potential scope. <br />Wayzata sailing center 4,000 sq ft. star trib article <br />Very Respectfully, <br />The Selseth's