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Had the City of Orono better participated in the development of this part of the Management Program, it would understand that these points were considered by the participants, and rejected. The determination was made to continue to keep the lake open to all types of watercraft while significantly increasing patrol hours, boater education, and other regulatory practices. Page 2, paragraph 3. "The plan is misdirected in focusing on the promotion of increased use of the lake and the establishment of new access points and recreational land destinations for boaters particularly as a first priority, and as a precondition for future regulations." RESPONSE; Again, nowhere in the Management Program do we promote increased use of the lake. Orono is wrong. The establishment of new access points is the result of the policy established by the Metropolitan Access Committee, not the LMCD or the Advisory Committee. Orono is as powerless to stop that program being implemented as the LMCD is powerless. We tried for at least three months to get two of the three member of the Metropolitan Access Committee to change the policy for Lake Minnetonka. They would not. If Orono believes it can accomplish what we could not, we want you to contact Mr. Mike Markell, DNR central office and Arne Stefferud, Metropolitan Council. Please keep us advised of your progress. Recreational land destinations are clearly within the purview of the LMCD as long as they are on the shoreline of Lake Minnetonka. Again, it is unfortunate that Orono did not chose to better participate in the preparation of the Management Program. We would not be faced with these false and misdirected accusations. Page 2, paragraph 3, a. "These matters have been the subject of several previous reports as stated in the plan, and are the special concern of other agencies, and are not part of the mandate of the LMCD;" RESPONSE: We are unaware of the reports referenced by the City of Orono. Specifically, the concept of destinations is unique to this Management Plan. If the City of Orono has such references, we are keenly interested. Please provide us with a copies. Attached is a copy of the Laws of 1967, Chapter 907. The LMCD clearly has jurisdiction over recreational use of Lake Minnetonka. That is a responsibility shared by the DNR. The LMCD is not subject to DNR review in these matters. The law also clearly gives the ^CD authority over access points. They may regulate them, police them and control their