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rt., . ' <br />i OF :- <br />loRaNC^ <br />CITY of ORONO <br />Post Office Box 66•Crystal Bay, MinnesoU 55323 • Municipal OfSces <br />On the North Shore of Lake Minnetonka <br />June 18, 1990 <br />Board of Directors <br />Lake Minnetonka Conservation District <br />400 East Lake Street <br />Wayzata, MN 55391 <br />Re: Comments on Draft - LMCD 25 Year Plan <br />Attachment:A. Commentary on Authority and Scope <br />B. Commentary Response on Long Term Managerial Plan <br />C. Lake Use Management Dated 5/7/90 <br />Dear Board Members: <br />On behalf of the City of Orono, we would like to thank you <br />and all the volunteers who have spent so many .hundreds of hours <br />in developing the plan we see to date. As noted in our <br />attachments, we think this draft is of considerably clearer value <br />than the previous individual drafts and gives us a much better <br />understanding of the proposed direction of the LMCD.^ It has been <br />no secret in our attachments and in our comments on june ®th that <br />this is not a direction that we feel is appropirate for the LMCD. <br />We feel that the LMCD and its role with a strong environmental <br />emphllis is needed in the plan to fulfill its original statutory <br />purpose. Its statutory powers are narrowly <br />described in the enablini legislation. It is vital that the LMCD <br />understand and perfor;n chis role in its <br />agencies and in carry, - out the duties entrusted to it by the <br />legislature. Confusion of roles with those of other agencie <br />will cause serious unfortunate consequences to the Lake in tne <br />future. <br />In the Attachment A, we have raised the concern as to the <br />authority related to the 25 Year Plan review process. This issue <br />relates to whether the appropriate statutory authority exists for <br />the Metrpolitan Council to review the Plan. The question has a <br />direct impact on the nature of Metropolitan Council s review, is <br />it intended to be just a review for comment, or in fact, a review <br />as if the Plan were a comprehensive use plan like a comprehensive <br />plan for the cities. If treated by LMCD as a comprehensive plan, <br />LMCD by going through this process is giving , <br />statutory authority to, particularly, the Metropolitan Council. <br />BUILDING & ZONING - 473-7357 <br />assessing <br />ADMINISTRATION A FINANCE - 473-735« <br />FAX-473-0510 <br />PUBLIC WORKS - 473-7359