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the minneapolis star fri., 6tb. 3, 1978 a 11A I cuuidn't run the few feet of Iho without needing a resuscitator." The record should now show that ' toward the top of a SM.rcxrt Muff over hauling a 30-pound pack on crow.ctio MAY MAU tt4 III 'saw Foes, legal diaNutes might prevent Big Island, top center iruni Lecortiing pirb Tonkamarea park plan hit., snags b11y i1, -11" STOMF Mlintaep"Its UN vises 'A "" The riennepin County Park Rewrrve tiwtrict s dreams of turning dig Island in Lake Mtnneton- ka Into a public park may be shsitere,. to city lien opposition and ti legal dlspule Jiver who Owns part of the island In 1972, the park reserve and the ( h'otnt Cn% Council which halt lurtsdicittm over the island. pssasd restdultunS sUPIN)cting the preserVAtinn of the viand for park tut The park reserve now ,7laila tit acquire land as prr"rtl owners on the island decide to sell. accorditu to (Aftin french. superintendent of the park rvwrv- board How—P, the plans are running Into a feat sna{■ .A number of property i,wner,, me the is- lanA My thev dtm't want iu kiss their aablps and even it thry can it they hunt want a ,ark there A%0Ti U now ii.M ,. 012 stto* .icrupted hN BIC isle'd Vataratas help The park rtairrve must &LgWM 00 lard If a rapes to devek►p Big IsMia11 as a part The queawis of who .iwro the velersrls camp is in Hennepir ' Wrict Court A r+,up called ('-.ai,'erned `veterans for P,g tall d Carrip ewms ripe cr•np hekrngs to Minne- suts veterans. The Minnesota Depantnent of Veterans Affairs curries the tans s owned thy the state. st ctiwding it, Wimbi green, commia- sK?ne► of the deparlmew it the prate owns the iand, it can be turned over to the park rest, ve if the lead is owned t� Minnesota vetersns. !! a up to a group of voter ens that etas been runntag the camp W deter- mine what hapren. tit It n 0our ,late on the matter has peen scheduled The park reserve ovens obotn 5,l a, res of ih- 262-acre island in what is calied vi Arthur Al. len Wildlife Santtuary Much of the remaining land is owned hi aix,ut 71 isdlvidua!a The park reserve Ma schodu{ed s NNK in formation meeting at which red tesentattves will answer JuMkrns and diliKu s plan. +.a .he Isiand The meet IRS will be at 7 31 p in lwrs da. at the Omni) ( !I) Hall, UU brown Rol S Manv owners of "Milliner calla+ ins the .lend doe,, ! welnt in Wo%o sir are a Mark , ,nstruc't+td t hei e r bmi Ml take Mtpmyta+ka ar.a nes, den*, met and eapt^eerM their era+ terns atilwt the park-etrrve dtsr-lot a plans A ►ARIr WOULD mean -rules bcisis, "we put.Utkm and gaffts,- on the wlead. according to t,rek O'Connor who owns a cabin there '.()rir of the ob}ec'tives test the eotiaty park reserve has statod was to diverew Use t.ttnvint of development or the :slaMd " %&W John lll.r. h. anothet cahln owner "We feel putting a park there does the reverse it wtriild mcrrew the number of vetKtle (in the island dtireh Yid propert) owners heiwve no park reserve will not develop ;ust pan of the lead. 1061b1tg the rest for calla t+wne*a Orono Mstior tired Vat `eat sasd proWty •iwn" should n+.n fear kising their land We feel strtmoh, that th.iar people Who heve made snvesimenta WuvAW w able to vta) and tap'1' those hwaw as wMg u tb9% wart tlham. vs, sea sand ,nw it, edppurt• the ithis of P;g wand owme mortalnrd tit, p,.bir. use We 'hink " is a great aasn 1-4, the metropoh'ar ar@*, tint we Mt« roe supp+ `red an% 4vo ftn rl%ate reeiden+rs being cu.;.temrwd Pri.a'+ C,Wz shtNi " n► all-1we+d 'a miter