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H Steve Smith Sttto R«prtMntativ« District 43A Hennepin County Minnesota House of Representatives COMMITTCES: GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS PENSIONS SUBCOMMITTEE. JUDICIARY. FAMILY LAW SUBCOMMITTEE. CIVIL LAW SUBCOMMITTEE. LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND METRO AFFAIRS. TRANSIT SUBCOMMITTEE Januafy 7, 1992 Governor Ame Carlson State Capitol St PauL MN 55155 Dear Governor Carlson: You have a problem in one of your strongest districts. The City of Orono and Lake Minnetonka in general. I attended a public hearing last night, at which the DNR had promised to be present, but was not and I listened to and s’joke to over 300 Orono residents. Attached to this letter are two or three pieces of correspondence from the DNR. As part of the state’s public water access program (whatever that is) the DNR has obtained an option to purchase 2.1 acres of shoreland on Maxwell Bay, Lake Minnetonka in the City of Orono. I understand the option was taken sometime in November and expires the end of January. To my knowledge, no public hearings have been held. About four weeks ago at a meeting before the LMCD a representative of the DNR promised to be present at an Orono City Council public hearing last night Yesterday I received a letter from the DNR, dated January 3 which stated they would not be present Apparently the DNR feels that if they can ’t control a meeting at which they appear, then they will simply just not appear. The people feel betrayed by DNR’s failed promise to attend and listen. Qv nor, I believe that when decisions like this are being made for which the taxpayers will be W* ^ ^ directly affect them, those very taxpayers should be brought into the -lecision-making process early and often. The residents at that meeting last night feel that they are being strong-armed by the DNR and that they are not being listened to during the process of deciding whether this public access should be acquired by the state. mo Ctor* Lan«. Mound. Minnwof 5S364 (612) 472-7664 L Offico BuiMing, St Paul. Minnotota 65155 iR rAX (612) 296-3949 (612) 296-9186