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~ To Wayne LeBlanc and Members of the Lake Association Board. I was very alarmed by the information that r received today, Sunday February 16th 2002. I am referring to a proposal Wayne leBlanc presented to the City of Centerville regarding restrictions on Peltier Lake. I agree that ALL the lakehome owners should have a say in thQ activity of Lake Peltier and I believed, up until now, that this is what the Lake Association Board was all about. I expected iftl1ere was any sort of controversy that a meeting would be held and those lakehome owners that wanted / could attend would be present to hear what was being said and voice an opinion.. I did not expect to bear that an individual, especially the President of the Lake Association, would propose a restriction, without at leastletting the rest of the lakeowners know about it and have a voice. My husband and I decided to buy a house on Lake Peltier in the Summer I Fall of94. We both wanted to live on a lake and liked the, proximity of Lake Peltier as well as the fact that there were no restrictions. FriendS ofours live on a lake in the Twin Cities area, where they are restricted to skiing only at certain times, speed limits, one direction around the lake, etc.. We e.xplicitly looked for lake homes without restrictions. We were both excited when we found our bome and really enjoyed the view, the amount of property we were able to get, and the fact that the East side will remain uninhabited as part of the Rice Creek Watershed area. We bought this home, intending it to be permanent, knowing we would enjoy the view as well as the motorized activities on the Lake. Our plans were / are to encourage fiunilyactivities and watch our children enjoy the sports on the lake, the beauty of the lake, and to be respectful and neighborly. r am by no means in favor of putting a No- Wake zone on Lake Peltier. This lake is small to begin with and what you are proposing is taking up resources and area that we currently use. We do not slalom ski behind the island, nor is it in our plan to do this. In fuct we hardly ever choose to go behind the island and when we do. it is always at a no-wake speed. What you are proposing are changing the rules and taking things away from us, that we have had access to in the past, the sides of the islands. I am angry, that as the President of the Lake . Association, that you chose to make these proposaJs quietly. I will admit that neither my husband nor I take a huge active role in the Lake Association, but when we do get flyers in the mail, one of us is usually able to attend the meetings and does so. Plus we have played a very active role in cutting, contributing, and dragging weeds out ~fthe water to increase the quality of Lake Peltier. I am saddened that we couldn't have heard about this in a more team-oriented / constructive way. I do not know nor claim to be an expert on the Heron species, but I can say, that every summer we always have one hanging out on our boat lift (check the holes in our canopy) and on our dock, as do our next door neighbors. We watch them hunt for fish by our dock quite often. We live on the Northeast side of the lake, where the houses are not so clOse in proximity. Maybe this is one reason. that we still see them on a daily basis and you do not. I am also saddened that you chose to attack some individuals on the lake-and to speD it out in a letter. I would think the neighborly and a fur better approach would be for the Lake Association to get together and discuss this in a professional and non-hostile way. The people that you slander. are also the people who were kind enough to host the first Lake Association party. They are also our neighbors who have been very kind and generous to my family at all times. The amount of time that I see them use the slalom course is not as large as you imply in your memo. I will admit, that I do not go out and check to see if the course is sunken. nor do [ go to check the North side of the island. To me, it appears that they are always cordial and polite about putting it down and taking it back up. I would much prefer to have the slalom course (which we do not use), in front of my house than have the No-Wake zone proposall1! I do understand and know that people have different thoughts and ideas on what the use of the Lake should be. I bave not seen a decrease in the amount of Heron's hanging around our home, but once again, I am not an expert and do not know the species of these birds. However my children. who are 5 and 2, knew what a Blue Heron was last summer and were no longer. amazed when they saw one, since they saw them so frequently. I also understand that not everyone will agree on everything and that an acceptable answer is that it is ok to disagree. I have also been taught that people can work out their differences and find a solution. No one that lives on Lake Peltier or serves on the Lake Association Board owns this lake, nor should they have the ability to dictate what happens on this lake without the majority oftbe lakehome owners knowing about this or agreeing to it I hope this issue can be resolved iu a professional and constructive way. (apologize fur the tone of my letter, but I still believe everyone on the lake has the right to know what is being proposed, prior to the proposal and to voice their acceptance or disapproval ,of it Sincerely, Shelly Farmerie