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PIX I AL atoll Roft PATRON CwviwPreSert LOCAL or US. Poso" Paid BOXHOLOER MINNESOTA SUBUAHAN NEWSPAPERS y FF W ESTO N KA TWO CTONS _ - Wek-oi March ;Voi ;; Noy 51a s wY S G tJ , Orono police seek strongerdrig e��r�e�� R av todii I-V F" ins ~ping Park, Orono aril [Amk .A►e nn-sale 11(f r �Uh1L,hmrnL, might find much ,bore strict drug viol,itiun en wrcrinwnt in e4frt•, h% nrxt That rrtJorremem may rrw•an nr•w city nrettrLn�ta to help itch ,stall M*, d•akirs, nier-r puiwr %urvt•iiUnce at local +Aar pArkutg Maid put4 atxxt of de.M•r and user name-, plus in siltation of a drug "hot lute " M H Ktlbo. rho/ of the t wow Pobcr litrp.arlment. has rr ,�Nntrd .111 affected #%UNL%hmenti within hL, 4-p.rtment s pm-L%dirt ion it) partK�"Le in a meeting he has called at 7 JO p m in the �rurig Prt• aLVN Hall. two Marren Ave w Sprung Vark. tin Mon day Man-h .11I Purpose of the meeting, ac- cording to Kdbo, is to discuss pobcy determination om drug in- ve%tiption and enforcement during the upcoming summer month aixt the. anticipated im- pact or area Atxout ,,even bar -restaurants are within Orono p dice junsdictiori. Kilbo �aatd he helpers area city cmmwils will adopt new "trace amount ordinances" following the muting as one way of exer- ting pressure on "smaller" drug dealers and on users Mound recently passed such a "trace Am,ou It ordinance " "'iYace amounts of cocaine, heron and certain pill:-, are not accepted as evidence in felony (aces.' he said "Our aim is to be aW to press charge-s on a mL,denieantir level Anyone convicted of .:I misdemeanor for having trace lever of drugs could then be subject to 90 days in jail and/or a maximum fine of $7uo." Ile added, "I can't go after the guy from Colombia or the per- son flying drugs in by helicopter, but 1 can go after the 15-yearold or 18- or 21-yearold small-time dealers selling drugs to the kids in our junsdiction." Kilbo said the use of drugs, in- cluding cocaine, is "widely prevalent" in the Orono- Westonka area. "Drugs are flooding the nation. This year more than 12 tons of heroin, 65 tons of marijuana and 150 tors of cocaine will spread across the nation from major cities to small towns such as those in our jurisdiction. " Kilbo said most of the local drug dealing is done in bar - restaurant parking lots, at large parties and public events, and on dock landir.e,s on Lake Min- netonka. Ile said he has had situations where local waitresses received cocaine as "Lips." Kilbo said he plans to in- crease surveiE; lnce of public areas. "1 also believe Dosz. b!e publication of the names of users and dales would tie a good idea., much as is sometimes done with the names of people who are con ; icted of driving -while intoxi,.ated violations-" A telephone "t,ct line" to receive anonymous t ps on large parties where drugs m .y be passed or to repi,: t other possi- ble drug use is another priority under the department's propos- ed plan. "I'd also like teenagers who have been offered drugs but don't know what to do about it to feel they can call us anonymous- ly," said Kilbo. Before the March 30 meeting Mbo hopes to have contacted the South Lake Public Safetv Department in Excelsior, the Mound Police Department and the Minnetrigta-St. Bonifacius Police Departments for input and poszNe liaison. "The small dealer can usualty escape serious charges," said Kilbo. "We believe such people need to know we mean buLsinte ;s. " A representative of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehen- sion will be present at the muting to discuss drug enforce- ment. The meeting is open to the public. Top metro club MaMarathonne"as : non by Audrev Evans Westunka Community Center's Aerobix Department is top "Dance for heart" fun- draiser among metro -area fitrrvc,: i h 1�% for the third year fitness clubs in ' the cities don't raise as much money as we do." she said. "1 think it must be because our group is so dedicated. The pe(-4)le in it really work hard."