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f CPEN LETTER TO THE MEV5ERS CF THE CITY CCUNC:LS REPRESENTED CN THE LAKE MINNETONKA CCNSERVAT'CN DiSTRiOT Tre LMCD is corrpcsed cf recresentatives cf an ccmmuriitiea that border on the lake. The original intent was tnat a ces^gnatec E lEC ’ED ccurciicerson Her each corrmurnty s't on tre LMCD beard Cur'ently a S’gnificar: ■'.-ce' are rcr-eected =' o' to this year He 'eo'ese-tatives were appointed to an 'cn-c ad t^nee ,car te'~ ““a^ks to the e'^ons cf State Represen.aove^^cd /an Caien and escec.aii/ State Se^a'cr Oe'* Cisen trat nas been cnangeo -jcw any recresentative can be 'e'^ovec at a"y t n'e py ~'3;crty vcte cf tne acce rti-'g city cconcii . h:s can be a COOP e-eeged swore pot f' s s'O-.c ~3Ke tre LMCD r-cre accoui'tao'.e to He wishes Oi tr.e people That e t^.e pHerent c.ty cc-nc s Kf iCW what oViCD is doing The -aK6 MinnetcnKa Consen’aticr D st'.ct 'ecent;/ voted against the establishment of a quiet water zone n the sout''e'n part o* V.'est A'm pay This s He secc'*d ,e3' -n a row that .“^e issue has bee- orcoght oo anc voted dcwn a-- ppnpe'hed t^at the LMCD 'eb'eseHatwes have not re'^Phe'* '^a^K *p p^ 'ece^vec pnect cn Hpm **'■3 ' 'escectwe city ccu c s -once^htn^ ... is mc.v.er the facts 'oere Known s-scect t ..-co.c "ave '.v.despreac supcon The area m question measo'es 'oogn.y 3C: 0/ 9GC ,a'cs it -s ‘ian.Keo to t^e east and '.vest by r.vo otne' quiet -ater zones- cnanne s nvo;v ng tre Setpr a-d Arpoe tndges Deering 'siand. m Crono defines tne ncr.ne'n pc^nca''/ a ong with Sh.ao,'wood •-'C^t m, V cuhd ‘hr.e scut .ern snore of West Arm pay lies in Spring -ark _ Cn a holiday v/eeKend, the nompe' of boats Hat pass cy can eas.iy exceed ^cu per npur. No otner cart cf the ake sees t- s mup- ppat t'aHc suspect that one woo.c oe -ard-oressed to fmd a-erher r-es-' -a-e' a-<e '' t^e cc-nt-. / th t-'S -'gh a 'ate cf minimally 'egu'atec beat traHc Whue -e ccr-merciai cru se vessels -ave a speed :.mit of c " es per -cur tthecreticaHy,. large pnva.e -'aft can pewe' trreug- a: a : es per -ph - the -^a.v n-pm anowaoie sceed- generating large waves n tne process Sman ‘sn -g coats sa coats and canoes get erased oh early during pr-e pcarng nou's =K3mp es cf seve'e s'c'e: ne e'cs on ca'.sed by these peat waves are -umercuS ^ he wa.er m He souther'' '.Vest Arr: -ay a'ea s ve'.- 5-3 c-v .vith cect-s 'are'y e.vceecing '2-'5 feet Muen of the lano aher the retreat of t-e giacie's >3S formed ove' ‘ ve tho'-sahd years through the process O' eutrccnicaticn- tr'e g'ac-ai oo"a-oc of sc ! H'cugh ceccs.t.cn of cecayec p_rganc matenai in this protected area waves ge'^eratec cy wmes '. keiy -ever exceeded 5 incnes oday waves rem passing Peats can eas.iy exceed 'our times tms neigr.t ‘''pm ea'o t-'e-t.etn center, su've.s ano 'Ste'^'cm —ennepm Count; ae'a* o-CkCg achs ,demc-st'3te the damage t-a: co-^e' cca: va-c 'as cc'e to f-e a'ea Deenng s.a-dVor exampie has OS’ C'.e' tn^ee ac'es of a-d c- t'e -est arc sc^t" s oes s.nce weH over cu% of its iCi.3i area VnV-e seJt-e'- s.ce c't-e s.a-d over *:c ‘eet cf shorei.-e nave oeen eaten away since 1913- 3C feet of tnat s.nce ' 960 On Shadywccc oemt t^e west ce—a -as 'cst 3C “= c' ts width - some 3C 'eet of 'and- since 19CQ Tne owne'S Hacec 'cck 'e -'c'cement -accc'd -g to Department of Nat-rai Resources ''uide'i-es- on tne snc'e' ne - '9c “ -=st .ear t' s 'c-'ac nac to oe 'e-acne at consioeraoie ixrense /vr.yn Rock orctect en can c- , ce ciacec to t'e -e^grt of f-e 'and Hat it is supposed to prerect "he -waves ge-e'atec by coats a'e -iC-ER nan the ‘and- some /ears '6 to 20 nenes highe'' ’‘-e /ater .vas'es cve' t'e 'cck cestrcyi-g t-e vegetation ce,c-a tne rccK anp eventually .vasn.ng t-e sc awa, ,f anyone dooots tne cower of coat vaves to eroce src'e .nes .arc ncice-tai.y greatly decrease waVr quaiit/j Here s an exce"e-t st.c,. scc-sored by t-e CNR Hat has ceen 'ecentiy pucushed It IS entitled "Recreatic-a'Boating "^oact ''vesegat en written by Scot Jonnsen puplis .ee n ^ecrua'-y “'99A Coces ca- be cotamed by caii.ng tne DNR at 3A5-56C1 ■yvny aces tne uMCD ' ct ..-ant a c- et water zone estac.,sr,eo .n tne area'’ Are commercial interests navmg 3 stronger -.fiue-ce t-a- tney snouic'’ Slowing the boats cown would mean an