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¥" .I - <br />1“ <br />y1-.W:L-- <br />i'v1^S' <br />}•■■.:■■■bv <br />s jV''■•■ <br />r=^ <br />t. <br />Lake Minnetonka Conservation District <br />NF.ws :!Ku:asf <br />November 21. 1991 Contact: Rachel Thibanlt 473-7033 <br />Subject: Winter Survival and Enjoyment on Lake >'innetonka. <br />The Halloween blizzard caught most of us off-guard. <br />Docks and boats got frozen in the ice of Lake Vitinetonka <br />causing e.xtra work and trouble. fn some cases, it has been <br />necessary to deicc the area around docks t*> protect boats <br />that can’t be removed. Citizens are advised bv the Lak <br />(ijximetonka Conservation District (LMCD) that a license is <br />required TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN OR USf DEICING EQUIPMENT ON <br />LAKE MINNETONKA. This license specifies certalti safety <br />requirements such as fencing, thin ice signs and lighting to <br />protect the public. To obtain a deicing license application <br />or additional information, call the LMCD office at 473-70:^3. <br />Another winter reminder - persc-.s having buoys in Lake <br />Minnetonka must remove them or subm* ge them under the lake <br />ice no later than December 15. A later date may be <br />authorized in writing by the Sheriff’s Water Patrol upon <br />written request by the owner prior to December 15. Written <br />requests should be directed to: Hennepin Count.v Sheriff's <br />Water Patrol. P.O. Box 187, Spring Park. .'IN 5 5304. <br />The LMCD has produced a brochure summarizing the rules <br />applying to winter recreation on the Lake. These brochures <br />are placed in containers at the lake accessec. They are also <br />available at city halls and marinas. They can be picked up <br />at the LMCD office, Norwest Bank Building. 90(5 F, . Wayzata <br />Blvd., Room 160. Wayzata.