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<br />8UG-29-2005 15:39 <br />west :::snerourne 1 noune <br /> <br />LE8GUE OF MN CITIES <br /> <br />6512811296 P.07 <br />--;!)..:J VUN. I ROL rage 1 or -' <br />- dr'~ '4. <br />~~-~rl iP-~~ <br />rfI' <br /> <br />tWEST SHERBURNETr. .-1 <br /> <br />81i11tfWCJ7HE IJIGLAKE COItIMUNITY <br /> <br />........ <br /> <br /> <br />29 Lake Str~c1 South 81g Lake. MN 55309 Phone: 763-263-3602 fiO:; j''':;.J-:::G3-1 <br /> <br />Friday <br />February 27. 2004 <br /> <br />I.............. <br />1&11 <br /> <br />Advanced Search <br /> <br />BL Area News <br />Local News <br />County News <br />News of the Season <br />Business News <br />Spotlight News <br />Letters To the Editor <br /> <br />Clearwater News <br />Clearwater Tribune <br /> <br />Sport", <br />Basketball <br />Boys Baseball <br />Football <br />Girls Softball <br />Golf <br />Gymnastics <br />Hockey <br />Swimming <br />Track/Cross Country <br />Volleyball <br />Wrestling <br /> <br />Com""mi(v Events <br />Add Event <br /> <br />Legals <br />Public Notices <br /> <br />Vital Statistil:.\' <br />Club News <br />Menus <br />Police/Sheriff <br />Reports <br />Obituaries <br />Birth & Wedding <br />Announcements <br /> <br />Business Directory <br /> <br />ell Ilrell J)irectmy <br />Big Lake Area <br />Churches <br /> <br />LOCAL NEWS <br /> <br />III Print this Article <br /> <br />t="1 Email this Article <br /> <br />Tuesday, February 24, 2004 <br /> <br />City to license public docks on <br />Lake Shore Drive <br /> <br />By Jennifer Edwards <br />Staff Writer <br /> <br /> <br />The Big Lake City Council held a meeting <br />last week [Q discuss creating licensed <br />docking sitts on public land on Lake Shore <br />'I'i~ Drivc_ Licenses would be available to city <br />. residents lor an annual fee of$250. <br /> <br />The licel1~ing agreement arose iTom the <br />city's peed to prote<.:t itself from liability <br />suits over priv3tc docks being placed on <br />Pllblic land by city residents. <br /> <br />THE CITY OF BIG LAKE plans <br />to create privately licensed <br />docking areas for residents <br />use on Lake Shore Drive. <br /> <br />"These lors were never pillt of anybody else's <br />records or deeds. They were never platted," <br />said City Attorney M<llt Brokl. ';The DNR made it clear that we can't sell them. It <br />would be a legal nightmare if the city vacat.:clllll: property, but we can license the <br />lots for residents' use." <br /> <br />The 10LS would first be offered to city residents whose property is directly across the <br />street from the lake. one lot per household, Brukl said, then made available to other <br />interested city residents on a sign-up or a lottery basis. The license would follow the <br />property should il be sold and license holders would have the right to renew Lheir <br />license at the end of the two-year contract period. <br /> <br />Dock site license holders wDultl be able to inst;)II removable steps and mooring <br />docks on the lake. License holders would be rC$ponsible for any liability claims <br />against the propcrty_ Only two registered boats and one other recreational watercraft <br />would be pemlittcd aL each dock site. <br /> <br />Under the terms ofthc license agreement, the licensee would be responsible to <br />protect their docking men from erosion, a potclllial threat especially in that area <br />because oCLhc ligln sandy soil and the steepness nfthe bank. No tree removal <br />would be allowed. <br /> <br />Docks and access stairs ilre to be removed by the license holder at the end of the <br /> <br />http://www.westsherburnetribune.com/m ain. asp ?SectionID=2& S \ 1 bSecti 011 TD=62&ArticleID... <br /> <br />Dl <br /> <br /> <br />2/27/04 ! t <br />