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February 24, 2002 Dear Cities of Centerville and Lino Lakes City Council members and residents of Peltier Lake, We as concerned homeowner and residents of Centerville and Peltier Lake would like to express to you our concerns in regards to the proposed "No Wake Ordnance" for the lake in which we live. First and foremost, we believe that both sides of this issue have valid concerns that have raised even more questions that need to be addressed before this ordnance is invoked. We don't claim to be experts in Great roue Herons and their ways, nor water quality issues, but have made some observations. We have lived here since the summer of 1996 and have seen many changes. We've seen normal winters, late falls & early springs, all playing a part in the conditions of the lake. With low snowfall, late falls and early ice out in spring, we have learned that the curly leaf pondweed, (that the entire lake has been involved in removing), has an extended growth time, which contributes to poor water conditions. We've learned this by attending seminars presented by the DNR at Wargo Nature Center with other homeowners from Peltier Lake. There have been many changes, with the growth of our tiny little town, both summer and winter recreational use of Peltier Lake has increased. When we first came here, a busy day on the lake was having 4 boats (including ourselves) out at one time. That was on a holiday weekend. The most activity you could expect to see in the winter was the use of the snowmobile trail Very few ice fished and that too has changed. Some of the questions that we are left with are: · Is the area in question large enough to sustain a rookery of this size? Or have they out grown this island? · Has the ecology of the lake changed to the point that the birds have just decided to go elsewhere? Two main sources of the Great Blue Herons diet are bullheads and frogs. When we moved in we could only catch small bullheads off our dock. Now we very seldom catch them and instead find more game and pan fish populating the area. Frogs also were abundant and now are very seldom seen. · What affect did the commercial harvest of carp have on the ecosystem of our lake? · Has this whole issue been created by a feud between some neighbors? We feel that a Lake Association meeting should be held to discuss all of the options with the homeowners on l'eltier Lake. Before any action is taken, we feel that many answers (with the data and studies to back them up) are needed before anyone should consider this or any other ordnance. We came here 6 years ago because it was everything we where looking for. A small, close-knit community, home on a non-restricted lake, where our family could enjoy fishing (summer & winter), swimming, skiing, wildlife & snowmobile activities. Hal & Liz Wegner 1525 Peltier Lake Drive Found this poem in the Spring 2002 Lake6tyie mag>>7.ine and thol\ght was appropriate. "AlL THINGS CHANGE, YET NOTHING IS EXTINGUISHED... THERE IS NOTHING IN THE WHOLB WORLD WHICH IS PERMANENT. EVERYrHING FLOWS ONWARD, AND ALL mlNGS ARE BROUGHT INTO BEING wrm A CHANGING NAl1JRE. THEAGES THEMSELVES GUDE BYlN CONSTANT MOVEMENT... FOR STILL WATERS WILL NEVER REACH mE SEA." (OVID, ROMAN POET. 43BC - 27 AD}