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Guenther <br /> From:Jan Guenther <br /> Sent:Wednesday, February 26, 2020 7:42 PM <br /> To: acdwards@ci.orono.mn.us <br /> Cc: Ionglakerowing@gmail.com <br /> Subject: rowing partnership with Long Lake <br /> Hi everyone on the Orono parks commission. Everyone at Gear West loves the rowing club and sincerely <br /> asks that you support the club in their mission to provide an alternative form of fitness and exercise to <br /> youth in the area. <br /> I have been supported Orono rowing since the beginning when the club could only use the Rettinger' old <br /> car wash building. I have seen them respectfully observe the rights of all users of the lake while growing <br /> their sport for both the local youth and for enthusiastic adults who want to improve fitness and enjoy <br /> the water. <br /> Please allow the LLRC To continue to provide outdoor water recreation to those who love rowing, love <br /> the water and enjoy a comradery of outdoor fitness. But to do so they need stability in location and ease <br /> of lake access. For those of us who do not care for motor sports on the lake yet are respectful to those <br /> who do, I ask that you support those who would also like to use the water in alternative ways. Care will <br /> be taken to observe the normal use of beaches and I fully believe there can be room for all of us lake <br /> users who appreciate the water and value the lake front. <br /> 410 Long Lake is not Excelsior and is not Wayzata, but we have the potential and are on our way to become <br /> the"Fitness Hub of the West".With Gear West as one of the premier bike/ski stores in the Mpls and <br /> greater area,with our growing number of Fitness studios,with the wonderful new bike path thru the <br /> town and with our jewel of a lake, Long Lake IS unique.There are very few areas/lakes that have the <br /> ability to foster and support a rowing club and we should be proud that such a club exists in our town. <br /> Please allow them to grow conservatively in a permanent home. <br /> Thank you <br /> Jan . <br /> Jan Guenther <br /> Owner Gear West <br /> Ski.Run.Bike <br /> www.gearwest.com <br /> • <br />