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3-21i—<9 — 1'age 5
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<br /> tfi;�itelzead : T}:ere I�ave been some allegations mac�e , anG a�r�sircrltl�= 5�1tie
<br /> facts discu:>secl at the ��lanning comniission that inclicates tliat there is
<br /> a problem of l�oat cor►gestion and of bo�t pol lizti on from a strt�.i n af
<br /> nutri.ents in the ��Ta�;er from l�oth po�vers in °Iax�ve7 ] I3a,y. �v'o�r, ,you kno�v,
<br /> T?ert , ttiat the prot�lE?rn ��ith_ _ _ is , and t}�i s i s one tl�i n� the
<br /> Council is resl;ing on. If you have any infor;�iation t11at ��ill clispIIQve
<br /> these a 1 {rations ,��th�t �vill provide some ascertz.inat�le St��.ndr�.rd , gi.ve
<br /> an '� i �re�'� to the C��ineil . . . (b�.elcgroi.ancl noise c:lro«ned him nt_it)
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<br /> Gross : I dnn ' t thinlc it ' s a probl.em :for tl�is C�i�ncil . I ttiiril� it ' s an
<br /> overa.il pro��ler! on 1,alce ",iinnetonlca.
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<br /> .-�S.nz:r�: I3ert , a1; the 1linneh�.ha 1-'aters}►ed District �ieeting, t}1is very
<br /> fact �vas brolzght up, and «�e ���ere running into qi�ite a l�it of conv�rsation
<br /> re�ardi.n�= ti�is , and t}ien one of t}ie r:eml� rs 1�rougl2t ��p the ��oini; t11at
<br /> a l�alf i:�ile a���ay is a public l��nding tl�a.t c�ln dur:tp 1E to 5 tlz�i.asand baats
<br /> any �iven «�eek end.
<br /> Pranzel : IIolv "iany?
<br /> �''esterlund : �E to 5 thoi-sand .
<br /> Franzel : I ' m merely stat�g, «�ell ,you I:rlo�v the size of it ,yourse]f ,
<br /> you co�lldn ' t getw� to 5 t}iaiasand cars aro�ind there .
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<br /> s"esterlund : 14�rn merel,y s�ating �4;hat came � tliat meeting. Also,
<br /> tie stated t}zat if there �vere no marinas in the ba,y, there is notl�ing
<br /> that can restrict the passage of any boat on Lake lfinnetonka into tz�is
<br /> bay, and tl�eir prime concern �vas tlie lake pro��er, and n�t any �iven
<br /> bay. �1nd they felt the facility 1vit�i pumping station and everytl�ing
<br /> �vas the type of bizUlding that was needed.
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<br /> ti!'hitehead: Tl�at may b��� but the terms of this Coi�nci7 ' s ��rablem� deal.ing
<br /> nTith the bay that is" ,'�}n'�Orono , �znd everybody recognizel�s theproblems
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<br /> of the ba,y. T}ie question is one of t'ie tl�in�s ttie C�i�ncil h:�s to
<br /> deterr�ii.ne is the nature and extent of t'ie problem: if ti�ere is ane , andi��� �
<br /> 1�iow great it is . ���'hat I �m asking is that if y(IU �VP. come tonight �4ith
<br /> any suggestionsr�•/� standa.rdsfor tl�ie Council , or any facts tY�at 1VpU� C1 slio�v
<br /> that in fact th�t bay is not congested as people say, or t}l�.t it ' s not
<br /> being po] luted bec�.use of t11e ;�ropellers di�{;in� i:�p the bottom sediment ,
<br /> Gross : li'ell , 1tlarc, �ve �vent through that before , last time around , and
<br /> at t}lat r�onnt it �ras determined that yo�� can ' t ��in ttie pol luti on of
<br /> I,al.e 1�illnetonka on these bo�ts . Sure , everybody sees a lot of }loats ,
<br /> but you can ' t keep boats off of Lake �.iirinetonl�a. No�v, t[ is i s not an
<br /> easy }>roblem, and I'�,J�t�o� enginE�er, and I don' t l�-no�v a.�catly wtay all of
<br /> the conditions that are po7lutin� the Jake , but the answer is not to
<br /> keep tlie t�oats off of the lake . :�Saybe 's thcre ' s s�rnet)�ing y�u can do
<br /> �vit}1 the boa.ts , you 've got a pretty co���prehensive set of regl�lati.ons
<br /> no�v, and �::}iat to do �rith refuse and everythi.ng, but frankly, t��e don ' t
<br /> 1►ave any ans��er to tl►is problem. I don' t tliink an,ybody really l�no�vs
<br /> t}ie e<.tent of the prol�lem--!io�ti� b��d it is , l�o�s mi.icti is c�ntribi�ted hy
<br /> b��ats , ho�v much is contributed by se�i�age pi�mped in from the municipal ities ,
<br /> �nd from the surrounding private draini'ields . It ' s a real +�rol�lem, Y�ut
<br /> I don' t thi.nk tlie answer is to say that nobody c��,n have tl�eir hoat on
<br /> Lake �Iinnetoi►ka.
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