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r ■pi MIHUTBS OP A RBCULAA MBBttNG AUGMT 16» 1971 Mr. ttertMJi r«Aii i letter froa the PMBI to ^ the Orono COUH W He iiio coule be built one count11 cwicetnlng new propotels. .................................. PWl bujtioaed whether the P^/bI buildins - -eliewhete en Like Mirtnetonka, Or could be constructed without the channel it placed on the proposed site* lie then presented a petition of seven of the eight residehts on Old Beach Rodd, objecting to the closing of the toOd retonirig add the dredging of the aarslit Mr. MofaH asked why a bridge could not be built over the proposed channel on Old Beach Road rather than closing it. A Planning Cowiission nenber stated that the cost of bridges nade it prohibitive. Mr. ’tassengale questioned the following (a) ultinate ownership of the PWBI (b) the ultinate usage of the channel, stating he had fears that it would become a public channel (c) the matter of the University of 'linnasota taking over the RfUI. He had fears that a public body, as the University of ?linnesota, could condemn property for the purpose of starting a Lake Minnetonka campus in the area. ;ir. Cloutier said that tae Fr/UI was a highly valued institute but he had reservations as to the credibility of the IDS proposal. He asked about taking the five acres of the tax rolls. He questioned why the IDS had so Mich highly paye'd talent presenting the proposal if ‘ *they had no vested interest in it. He proposed that IDS give the property to Hennepin County Park Board who would in return lease it to the RfUI. This would make condemnations difficult and insure maintenance of the property. He asked how you legally guarantee that only the FIVBI will use the channel. Kirby asked why travel between the lake and the institute could not bo nade by motorized vehicles rather than boat. Three representatives from MECCA spoke on the dredging of the channel. They questioned fa) whether it was environmently sound (b) if the dredging of the channel would defeat the ultinate benefit derived from placing it there (c) after it was placed there, what sort of control and enforcement would be placed on its usage. They mentioned the Minnesota Environmental Rights Act. (Continued) Page S PUBLIC HEARING Freshwater Biological Institute (Continued) S hi ‘r] W: I M A '^4