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Officers
<br />R.ths,d G Gray St Chairman
<br />Dr Rrchard 5 Caldec oil V,tr i ha,rman
<br />Geo,pe 1 Prnncxl Var Cha"man
<br />L.ndws G Arthur If Set reta,)
<br />N Dunun MacMillan T,eawrr,
<br />D, Joteph P Rotvllon P,rndrnt
<br />Dirroon:
<br />5e..alt D Andrews. Ir
<br />November 7,
<br />1984
<br />Lindsay G AMhvt. I,
<br />Rose, L BNet
<br />%Mlham M Bake,
<br />Raymond D black
<br />wrlltam M BNc►en
<br />Dr Thomas E Brunelle
<br />Mr, MerbeM"' Bucher
<br />Mr. Russell
<br />M. Bennett
<br />D, R,chard s Caldecotl
<br />Gray, Plant,
<br />Mooty, Mooty 6 Bennett
<br />Mrs Benson I Caw
<br />DanrelC Chabot
<br />3400 City Center
<br />►.enr, Doe„
<br />Minneapolis,
<br />MN 55402
<br />K-n`tley lode,
<br />Rrchard G Gray, Sr
<br />James L Metland Ir
<br />Dear Russ:
<br />Mry John Q lrvme
<br />FRESHWATER
<br />FOUNDATION
<br />2500 Shadywood Road, P. O. Bo. 90
<br />Navarre, Minnesota 55392
<br />(612) 4714W7
<br />D, Ioseph ncan ac I'm chairman of the Noerenberg Memorial Count Park Advisor Committee.
<br />N Dvrxln MaC MdIJn 9 Y Y
<br />Da•.d T McLauil This committee is newly formed for the express purpose of advising the
<br />Charles M Moot Hennepin County Park Reserve District regarding the further development
<br />Ea,I,g MOPenn
<br />Geo,se T Penn« ► of the Noerenberg property on Lake Minnetonka under the terms of the
<br />M,s w,lham G Ph,thps will of Lora N . Hoppe.
<br />D, Dean K R,te,
<br />Rotten Srall,dR The committee is determined to follow the explicit intent of Mrs. Hoppe
<br />Mrt Edmond R Truomb P � PP
<br />Thomas L Wainer under tier will. We therefore would appreciate your legal opinion as
<br />M,% "a,de I Wheaton to the wording of the will, and - even more important - her intent when
<br />making the gift under the will.
<br />As I see it, the "North" property is clearly for the purpose of a game
<br />refuge and should be "developed" as such. She foresaw the charging
<br />of admission and using the revenues for "conducting" the game refuge.
<br />Question 1: What constitutes "conducting?"
<br />The "South" property poses lots of questions. It's clear the property
<br />should be a public park for garden purposes, utilitzing the concept of
<br />an arboretum, which is "a place for scientific and educational growing."
<br />It's not clear to what extent certain uses can be applied, nor just how
<br />the monies can be used.
<br />Question 2: Can only "earnings" of the funds be used? Does this imply
<br />no principal can be used?
<br />Question 3: Are there any restrictions, implied or otherwise, on how
<br />or where the funds can be invested?
<br />Question 4: Can the earnings be used only for "maintenance," or can
<br />some sort of improvements be done, other than maintenance? What are
<br />the limits of "improvements?"
<br />Question 5: Can a boat dock be installed on the shoreline to be used
<br />by visitors coming by boat, but not launching boats?
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