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- 3 - <br />year and their involvement has teen very limited. The Board of Govenors <br />was repealed cut of existence in 1975 by the State Legislature. <br />3. Title to the Land <br />There have been many references to a reversion of the property to the <br />State Park System if the camp ever ceases to be operated as a veterans, <br />camp. There appears to be no factual basis for this. The title is vested <br />in the State of Minnesota by deed and by statute. There are no provisions <br />for any such reversion. There is a weak reversionary clause in Doc. #4459527 <br />alluding to the Board of Governors if the facility is not used for veterans. <br />4. Financial Status <br />The+ camp continues to operate mainly on fees, a $3,000 annual appropriation <br />by Hennepin County, and some donations. This has allowed i-t to operate at just <br />above a break-even point. Of course, there have been no improvements made <br />and only absolutely necessary maintenance is performed. The imorovement fund <br />still exists. <br />5. Use of the Camp <br />The camp is used by approximately 300 families per year for periods of one <br />to two weeks. Other veterans use the facilities for shorter perTcds. <br />The surrounding shalIQ caters att.-act hundreds of -'caters frcm the lake, bu- <br />since most of them anchor on t`,! north side and ) not land, they are not a <br />problem. The -ices remain low - $75.00 per adult per week. That includes <br />a cabin and all meals. Approximately three -fourths of the users are Hennepin <br />County residents and two-thirds of them attend each year on a regu!ar basis. <br />6. Admission Policy <br />The statute says that the camp may be used by disabled American Veterans and <br />such other "sick, ailing, or unfortunate ex -servicemen" as the Board deems <br />advisable from time to time. Minnesota Statute 197-18 allows counties to <br />appropriate for rest camps used by disabled and needy veterans and their <br />families. A rough estimate indicat^s that perhaps half of the users of the <br />camp could be classified as disabled or needy. This deviation from policy <br />appears to be due in part to a very liberal "quest" policy and to the fact <br />that so many of the users return year after year and their status changes. <br />There is little knowledqe of the existence of the camp within the veteran <br />