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" To CenterviUe and Lino Lakes City Council Members, We have ~ve concern regarding the said proposed ordinance being pursued by Wayne LeBlanc. He decided to do this without notifYing and discussing it with the Peltier Lake Association board members or the lake owners. There is no need for any restrictions on this lake. This is a public and recreational lake. The north end is part of the lak~whicn everyone shouldbe able to use and eqjoy and not to exclude skiing. We feel that the slalom course is best at the north end of the lake because it has the right conditions for our slalom ski course, qhe right conditions have to be light wind. no waves and even then we can only physically ski less than a half a hour each), doesn't interfere with other rrnUor lake use, and this is improving the water quality which the'fishennen are erUoYing as weil. Our slalom course has always beenlega1. There was a dispute of the interpretation of the submergible course. This was resolved with the sheriff and he then issued a permit for the coprse. We feel he is discriminating against our skiing style. He states that he'd like to see that "SIMPLE water skiers" ~ve equal access to the lake resource. Who is he to determine what simple water skiing is! So the individuals who, are trying to improve on their skills should be banned from the lake'??? We feel Vl(e have ample knowledge of this sport. We were members of a water organization for 17 years and also were show directors for tive of those years. We took pride in teaching water skiing, the importance of safety on fhe water and to express our passion for this sport. We would like to have our future generations enjoying and learning this athletic/Olympic sport. We've skied on this lake for at least ten years before buildinguur house here ten years ago. Betore we even broke ground, we received a phone call from Wayne LeBlanc asking us "what: are your intentions for the lake?" TIps was a complete shock coming from someone fhatjust lives on the lake and doesn't OWN it After completing our house, he showed interest in our boats and our skiing ability. There were times when Wayne an, his family went on boat rides with us, taught them some skiing skills and even taught Wayne how to barefoot ski. He also adapted his boat with qualities of our ski boat: by adding a ski pylon and a ski training bcpom In his original letter that he gave to the Centerville and, Lino Lakes City Council Members, he accused us of not having licensed our current boat. attached is a copy of ownership and registration from the day we purchased it ' 'There has been no conclusive evidence showing that skiing has any adverse consequences toward the birds. In fact, ScpttLanyon states in fiis'Jetter nine'dUTerent -reasons for-possible abandonment of the birds. We know in the last several years that every explanation he has stated has occurred to this island This recreatioqallake was-here before the-birds came to the island' and we'rewilling to share it We believe the water quality last year was better than previous years due to cuttinglharvesting of the weeds. In priorye8fS, we attempted to ctlt weeds alongthewho1e shoreline and spent several days doing this with less favorable results. One person's opinion should not change the fulure of Peltier's recreational lake. He is discriminating against a p,mcular type ofwater skiing. There is a law against discrimination. We fee! that this lake is big enough for everyone's use. Sincerely, Paul and Shell Dentz