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. . 1- . My name is Gerald Lindner, and I live at 7413 Peltier Lake Drive. I am a lakeshore owner on Peltier Lake, and I am representing myself. Thank you for the opportunity to speak. Skiing: I am not an expert in many aspects of this lake, but I feel most knowledgeable in the sport of water-skiing and my records for that. I am a Mechanical Engineer with a Masters Degree, who has been taught to make decisions based of data and facts. With only skiing twice in August of2000 after the herons have already left, and only once prior to the birds leaving in 2001, it is hard for me to make the connection between water skiing and the leaving of the herons. In regard to the other issues that might be affecting the herons I feel it is important that a few facts are noted. Heron Food Sources: I. Trout Air was open from 1969 until December 1998. 2. Articles prove that herons have been known to feed at night. 3. Peltier Lake fish population is changing to more game fish, less black bullheads and roughish. 4. Black bullheads are one of the heron's food sources and it is possibly diminishing in Peltier Lake. 5. Herons have been noted to be searching in a larger area for food. Eagle PresencelPredation: ] . Whether or not the herons are predated by the bald eagles here on Peltier Lake still yet needs to be proven, but the fact remains; a. There is bald eagles nesting on Peltier Island and George Watch Lake I Y, miles away, b. Past studies show eagle predation, resulting in the death of herons and the abandonment of other heron colonies in different states. A quote "Eagles can also cause adult herons to leave nests, leaving eggs and small young vulnerable to chilling and predation by corvids. Eagles may be an important factor affecting heron productivity." Other Factors: 35W construction, hydrofoil testing, helicopter fire training, and fire fighting cargo plane filling Lake Ecology I understand that the aquatic macrophytes that exist north of the island (Charles Johnson, Aquatic Biologist) may be helping to serve as a filtration system for the water coming into the north arm of the lake. Lake Association Proposal Support I fully support the Lake Association proposals that if a no-wake zone is needed that it be at the bog poles or a angled line 100 feet south of the comer of the island, or as Lino Lakes City Council passed on Monday, an angled line 200 feet south of the island, with a "sunset clause" to review additional facts in 2-3 years. Work Together to Find More Facts and Information: I want to work personally, and with my lake association to combine efforts with the Anoka County Parks, DNR, and RCWD to find out more about how we can improve this lake ecosystem and wildlife so that all can enjoy it. Final Requests: When weighing your decision [ would like to respectfully request that: . Please be objective and look at all of the facts before you . Keep in mind the wills of the Peltier Lake Association, the hours of deliberation and hard work need to be recognized, . Finally the lakeshore owners have to live with and live together with whatever ordinances are put in place every day of the year. [ kindly thank you for your time. Gerald Lindner