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<br /> � 4. The last paragr.3ph of 1�ir. Cowle's report jndicates that the County Eo;�rd
<br /> should seek, by whatever means necessary, the transfer of the deed of the
<br /> � Rig Island Veterans Camp from the Board of Governors to the Nennepin
<br /> County Park Reserve District. Additionall_y, he reco�nr��nded that the
<br /> � County should continue to support the camp by its annual $3,000 cor�tribution.
<br /> � 5. The County did not appropriate funds this year because of the State's
<br /> 1 appropriation to the canp; and I discovered in ta7king with Mr. CliSton
<br /> French, Superintendc-nt of the Hc•nnepin County Parks, that based on this
<br /> � earlier report by 1•1r. Cowle th�t the County has been buying up, ,3s available,
<br /> every parcel of privately o�.-ned land on the island that tt;ey could afford.
<br /> � In addition, they are prcpared to use right of c-minent domain to turn the
<br /> ��ntire Big Island into ptiblic usage. l;r. Fr�nch feels that the land is too
<br /> � s�all jn sjze for a State operated facility, but would afford to l;ennepin
<br /> . County residents a public tisag'e not n�w afforded to the lak� because of all
<br /> of the private o,„nership of the e.ntire shorc�line of Lr�ke ,'•;innetonka.
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<br /> b. I bring this report to your attention to indicate that this Departrnent and
<br /> � the State Legislature, and indeed menbers of the Board of Governors, have
<br /> not been kept aware of the negotiations by �;r. Quist and the i?ennepin
<br /> � County Board of Co��nissioners, which has now placed the County in a posit�on
<br /> � of having purch�sed land based on the assunption that they wou7_d somcday
<br /> control the .�cres owned by the Big Island Veterans Camp.
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<br /> 7. I a?so �.�ould indicate that I, personally, have no objections to any
<br /> � �tipu?ation on the deed that c,�ould eventually turn control of this land
<br /> � o�,�er to the Hennepin County Park Reserve District at such tiTae as the
<br /> veterans no longer wanted to operate a veterans camp.
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<br /> Ce�ies: :'�merican Legion, Department of Minnesota
<br /> t Veterans of Foreign t�'ars, Department of Minnesota
<br /> � Disabled American Veter�ns, Departrnent of Minnesota
<br /> Senator Howard D. Olson, Cnair�an, General Legislation and Veterans Affairs
<br /> � Senator Florian Ch��ieleuski, Chairr�an, Subco,umittee on �eterans Affairs
<br /> F.epresentative J�r.�es I. Rice, Chair;:an, General L2gislation & �'ets Affairs
<br /> � r^,�presentative Richard J. Kostohryz, Chairman, Subco.nTittee on Vets Affairs
<br /> Senator George S. Pillsbury, District �f42
<br /> � 1•ir. Clifton French, Superintendent, Hennepin County Parks
<br /> � C}�ris Luzzie, Assist�nt Attorney General
<br /> ?•ir. Heward I. �•ioore, Ex Officio 2•'enber, Eoard of Governors
<br /> ` ?•ir. Elmer F. Hillner, Past Chainnan, Board of Governors
<br /> 2�1r. Eugene Schmidt, Concerned �'eterans for Big Island Veterans Ca��p
<br /> �' :�r. W. Brad �',-�n?'est, !�iayor, Vi7lage of Orono
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