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JUN j 4 15'hI <br />FREDRIKSON & BYRON, P.A. <br />Auurruf^s At Lau <br />June 21, 1996 <br />1100 lntcrnati(»nal Centre <br />900 Scomd Avenue South <br />Minneapolis. \!N <br />tMJl j 47-700(» <br />^\\ (hi:) U7-7077 <br />Direct Dial No, <br />(612) :47-7053 <br />Orono LMCD Board Member <br />City of Orono <br />Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay, MN 55323 <br />Re: Proposed Ordinance Regarding Storage Boats <br />Dear Sir/Madam: <br />I represent Bill Hawks. Mr. Hawks has asked me to contact you to discuss the Lake <br />Minnetonka Conservation District’s ("District") proposed ordinance banning storage boats. As <br />you may remember, I made a presentation when you first considered the proposed ordinance on <br />Wednesday, June 12, 1996. <br />At the June 12, 1996 meeting, I sensed that the District had some concerns about how <br />the residents of Lake Minnetonka may feel about housdxKits such as Mr. Hawks’. Mr. Hawics <br />and I appreciate the importance to the District of the neighbors’ opinions about the houseboat <br />and about the proposed ordinance, and we believe that the District should give considerable <br />deference to the wishes of the residents of Lake Minnetonka -- especially those on Halstead Bay, <br />where Mr. Hawks lives -- when deciding whether to pass the proposed ordinance. <br />After the June 12 meeting, we talked to Mr. Hawks’ neighbors to see how they felt about <br />Mr. Hawks’ houseboat and about the proposed oidinanc.;. Though we expected that a substantial <br />number of people would support Mr. Hawks, we were astonished by the overwhelming support <br />the people around the area had for the houseboat. <br />In light of the support we found for Mr. Hawks and the number of people opposing the <br />proposed ordinance, we prepared a petition to the '-ake Minnetonka Conservation District. I <br />enclose a copy of the most recent version of the petition for your review. As you can see, in <br />the three days that we have been circulating this petition, about 110 residents signed the petition <br />supporting Mr. Hawks and opposing the proposed ordinance. <br />Though the sheer number of people willing to support Mr. Hawks is significant, what <br />is equally impressive is the overwhelming support for Mr. Hawks in the people that we <br />contacted. So far, every resident that we have spoken with has been willing to sign the petition.