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LPI, * HENNEPIN PARKS Suburban Hennepin Regional Park District 12615 County Rood 9 PO Box 41320 Plymouth. MN 55441 Telephone(612) 559.9000 Board of Commissioners David lotvaoho Cho., Crui,*� Ville, Shirley A. Bonin& V.ceChnn Maple Plo,h Judith S. Anderson Wit font n St l o Nicholas Roga,sdole George B. Hickey (r IJen Vu!,,-, Neil Weber Mound Vern J. Harlenburg Supenmen(k,1 6 Secretav to the Board 23 October 1986 Mr. Mark Berhardson City Administrator 1335 Brown Road South Orono, Minnesota 55323 Dear Mark: Enclosed is a copy of a motion passed by the City of Champlin last year with regards to deer hunting ir•. Elm Creek Park Reserve. The City had previously passed a variance to their firearms ordinance which allows use of shotguns with slugs for Geer hunting in the park reserve. Use of slugs is prohibited elLuwhere in Champlin. Unfortunately, I don't have a copy of that variance. I have also enclosed a copy of the special requirements and procedures which hunters must follow while participating in the Baker hunt. Hennepin Parks is rentiesti,).; variance to the City of Orono's firearms ordinance or hur - ordinance which would allow th. mark District to conduct shotg,..i deer hunts in the portion of Baker Park Reserve that lies within the City of Orono. Being able to hunt in as much of the park reserve as possible is important to the success of the hunt. I feel that since Hennepin Parks owns such a large block of land, and since we can control who will hunt, it is a somewhat unique situation. The hunt at Baker is scheduled for November 15 and 16, 198b. We must select huntE�S ,, lottery drawing, so we don't have the luxury of allowing a few bow hunters into a restricted area. Our only option is to close the southern portion of Baker Park Reserve to hunting this ye:r if the variance is not granted. I apologize for waiting until such a late date to makb this rec . _at. LNG:ab Sincerely, L. N. Gillette Wildlife Manager