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<br /> Special Meeting of the Village Council. , Mareh 31 , 1969
<br /> obviously coming from the Twin Cities surrounding area, and Rlso peo��-1e on
<br /> tYie lake that have had inereased use , there ' s increased building, and so
<br /> on.
<br /> And then on the fifth point , which is pertinent to certainly one of ot�r
<br /> serious considerations here , and that is 1ltaxwell Bay. I think without
<br /> no question, this bay is really overloaded, and I think this eomes from
<br /> sources that have observed the operation in here , from ma,ny phases of
<br /> consideration that we have sor,e 300 commercial docks presently on there ,
<br /> and some 40 docks that are residential , and the lake is a small lake, and
<br /> a very shallow lake . There are sor�e 3. 3 miles of shoreline , and a very
<br /> small body of water. Now, I think wii;h the facts that pretty �vell add
<br /> up to the significant�e of the lake problem, that it is important that we
<br /> as a body that is concerned with the use of the ].ake , and to preserve
<br /> it , that we should certainly make some intelli�ent deeisions that are
<br /> based, not on emotional feelings , or on he�asay, but on some factual
<br /> data. Now, I think it is very significant that the bodies that were
<br /> organized specifically to give some guidelines have not been able to
<br /> complete their work, and I speak specifically of the Lake �tinnetonka
<br /> Conservat�on District, that has been in existence over a year. They
<br /> recognize the complexity of this problem, and nov� they feel that more time
<br /> is needed, �s do other interested groups and a.etivit�es in this area.
<br /> Essentially, from ttiis standpoint that pollution is certainly not just
<br /> caused by marinas , certainly not . It ' s not just caused by sewers , It ' s
<br /> not just caused by motorboats on the lake . It ' s not just caused by lawn
<br /> fertilizer running into the lake , and farmers fields , and so on, It ' s
<br /> a �vhole collection of things . I think the fact that these areas are now
<br /> recognized as contributing factors , and their area of importance is not
<br /> fully understood, and to this extent, I feel tha.t we definitely should
<br /> �ecognize that t�iese experts who have pointed out the fact that more
<br /> serious study and factual information is needed, that we would be very
<br /> wise to follow in a path such as this , And that I would throw open for
<br /> consideration here that we basically should not consider any eYpansion
<br /> of marina activity for one year, and ta defer action on these very serious
<br /> considerations on the basis that wt�en this information is kno��vn, with this
<br /> factual data before us , we then will have some information from which to
<br /> base some very sound, rational , and fair judgements , And I do this on the
<br /> basis of public welfare , in terms of the use of the lake . Because if we
<br /> make a big cesspool out of this lake , it certainly is going to be of li�nited
<br /> value , to really, noone . And I think, just as �ve see Lake Erie , and what
<br /> we 've been told has happened there , is a pretty serious situation, and now
<br /> they' re trying to recoup it , and it ' s �oing to take quite a few generations
<br /> to even put it back part way. Arid I think with Minnetonka, that since we
<br /> are in a position of serious situations here , that we had better take stock
<br /> of where we are going right at this point and recognize th�t we need so�^e
<br /> sound factual guidance . So, based on those five facts , �.nd the consideration
<br /> of wh�t might be reasonable from a public standpoint, also recognizing th�t
<br /> there is a serious responsibility in terms of property owners , both who have
<br /> residences , and who have invested in lakeshore property, say that is zoned
<br /> for lakeshore commercia.l , and so on, these all have vested inter�sts that
<br /> certainly need consideration, and proper protection. �3ut I think over �nd
<br /> above this whole picture comes the basic welfare of
<br /> the �vhole lake. And I throw that out for kind of a point of consideration
<br /> at this end, to say, based on that , to essentially wait until we can have
<br /> some factual basic infoIImation from which to consider these ����� levels
<br /> of expansion, because , certainly, if we provide expansion here , one right
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