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I. INTRODUCTION <br />A. The Gift and Will <br />In 19i2 the Hennepin County Park Reserve District acquired perty in <br />the City of Orono, adjacent to Lake Minnetonka, as a gift and bequest <br />from the late Lora N. Hoppe. Indicated in her wil were several <br />stipulations regarding the use of the land. Included were the <br />following: <br />o The area shall be known as Noerenberg Memorial County Park, <br />establishing a memorial park in memory of Frederick and Johanna <br />Noerenberg, parents c.f A rs. Hoppe. <br />o The land shall be operated and devoted to public park purposes <br />as an arboretum for flowers, shrubs, ,nd trees. <br />o The land shall riot be used for picnic purposes, for camping, ror <br />boat o►. watercraft launching, or any uses incompatible with that <br />of a general display garden. <br />o The house on the property shah be demolished and a memorial <br />arbor erected with a plaque commemorating the Noerenbergs. <br />o The area north of County Road 51 should be operated and managed <br />in its approximate 11 state as a place wherein wild fowl <br />and other wild game Lc lowed to congregate on the land as a <br />natural area. <br />o Earnings of the funds, also given to the District, should be <br />used for the purpose of maintenance. <br />B. Court Order <br />While the will specifically prohibited certain things, and explicitly <br />directed others it also left many items to interpreta .1. In 1975 the <br />