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Hirsch Kuechle <br /> From: Nichole Hirsch Kuechle [mailto:nichi@myhealthybeginning.com] • <br /> Sent:Thursday, February 27, 2020 12:24 AM <br /> To:Adam Edwards<aedwards@ci.orono.mn.us> <br /> Cc:Amy LLRC Johnson<longlakerowing@gmail.com> <br /> Subject:Thumbs up for LLRC boathouse at Summit Park <br /> I'd like to share my insights as to how LLRC is an asset to our community. <br /> Having grown up in Maple Plain, attended Orono schools K-12, and now raising my own family and <br /> running a small business in Long Lake, thriving community resources are important to me. <br /> An organization that has grown near and dear to our hearts is the Long Lake Rowing Crew. Our oldest <br /> daughter is entering her third summer of rowing with LLRC and I can't say enough about what <br /> connecting into that group has provided. Sunny has expanded her "family"and we have gained new <br /> friends, have seen new and different places on the map, and get the tremendous honor of watching her <br /> grow, push, and stretch herself under the guidance of Coach Nicholas. Providing she and other local <br /> youth and adults fitness and wellness opportunities is important for the growth and vitality of our small <br /> town. One thing I appreciate most is due to it being a club versus a district sport, Long Lake then attracts <br /> rowers from Minnetonka, Wayzata, Benilde, Blake, Breck, and beyond. <br /> The niche that LLRC has carved out is making its mark. Community members light up in conversation <br /> when they find out we are involved with this group. They are excited to hear what the rowers are up to <br /> and that we've got a space to utilize via Birches in which to congregate. <br /> The downside is that as a club we've got no space to call home or expand into. The result is <br /> inconsistencies in training, movement and time waste in hauling and storing equipment, and not a <br /> chance at bringing a real time regatta to Long Lake. <br /> To establish a home base for this group enables LLRC to provide programming that could be open to <br /> anyone in the community who wants to participate and have access to the lake. It also opens the <br /> opportunity for LLRC to stand tall and proud in its role as a community partner, wherein community <br /> service opportunities are open to all members. <br /> Our family has launched many a paddle board excursion from Summit Beach. We've taken our kids to <br /> this cleaner side of the lake for years to swim and enjoy the rope swing. It's a smaller beach that provides <br /> a more intimate sense of connection to neighbors. The only downside to this park is the unkempt nature <br /> of the area. More parking, a clean boathouse, picnic area, and well groomed/outlined beach with a dock <br /> would be a lovely and well received addition to our community. <br /> Nichole Hirsch Kuechle <br />