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Ri,GULAR MEEmIrIG OF THE OROPIO COUPdCIL, FEBRUARY 27, 1979 Page 2 that would occur on the site. I thinY. it certainly PUBLIC HEARING is the nost attractive use of this site that I Stubbs Marina Area have seen presented to date. _ (Continued) ��, -" Gloria 24cDonald - P10 comment Steven ��ilson - I think the construction of a rmarina in Stubbs Bay is not consistent with the residential nature of the area and I am concerned that the boat traffic coming out of i4axwe1l Bav c�ith two marinas there would be increased because+ Stubbs Bay' s only access is out �through t�axwell Bay and I think that is a najor traffic probleri. I am also concerned about the nature of Stubbs Bay as a snall shallow bay and with too much boat traffic ,it will take the use of the bay away frorl the residents. I arm suPportive of Alan Olson' s recor.lmendation for a down-zoning and denial of the application. Tom Frahri - I think rnost of the writing I have seen here is concerned with sewage, and either way, whether. we allow a single family dwelling or a rlarina on the site, there will be a need. for holding tanks and pumping so it really has no bearing on either choice. Either way, it will harm boat and car traffic_ I c�uess at this point I an not enough of an expert to say whether either one of them will have anv major effect on the area_ I tend to think not. I am kind of worrieci about - elir_Zinating marinas as much as I would like to see traffic on the lake down, I believe there is a big push by Iiennepin County and the State of *iinnesota to make Lake Minnetonka more accessible to the general public, and if we start elir_iinating r.iarinas and- accesses to the lake, I think we will be forced into soriethinc� that will be a lot less favorable than what we have now. I guess I ar.i in favor of. the rtarina being permitted. John Hai*tmerel - I have to look at the pluses and rtinuses of this thing fror_�► all the balloonist reading I have done and I have to agree it is in a residential area and does not belong there. 1) It is really grandfathered in by the days when it was a beer joint and, I understand, it was originally put there to rent rowboats for fishing. 2) The flood plain. 3) If what Dr. Taoods states _ is true a bout Stubbs Bay that it is going to harr.i the bay, I would have to go against it. The only reason I can see for it being there is that there has been a rtarina there and if we are locked in, I do not see why it could not be residential. _ (Continued)