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To Centerville and Lino Lakes Cily Council Members, We have wave 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 far any restrictions an this lake. Ths is a public and recreational lake. The north end is part of the lake which everyone should be able to use and enjoy 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, (The right conditions have to be light wind, no waves and even then we can only pbysically ski less than a half a hour each), doesn't interfere with ather major lake use, and this is improving the water qualily which the fishermen are enjoying as well. Our slalom course has always been legal. 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 cOl'rse. We feel he is discriminating against our skiing slyle. He states that he'd like to see that "SIMPLE water skiers" h~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 an their skills should be banned from the lake??? We feel 'l'e have ample knowledge of this sport. We were members of a water organization for 17 years and also were show directors for !lve of those years. We took pride in teaching water skiing, the importance of safely an 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 far at least ten years before building our house here ten years ago. Before we even broke ground, we received a phone call from Wayne LeBlanc asking us "what are your intentions for the lake?" TIjis was a complete ,hock coming from someone that just lives on the lake and doesn't OWN it. After completing our house, he showed interest in our boats and our skiing abilily. There were times when Wayne an~ his family went an 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 b~om. In his original letter that he gave to the Centerville and Lino Lakes Cily 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 fuct, Septt Lanyon states in his letter nine d1tTerentreasons for-possible abandonment of the birds. We know in the last several years that every explanation he has stated has occurred to this island. Ths recreational lake was here before the birds came to the island and we're willing to share it. We believe the water qualily last year was better than previous years due to cutting/harvesting of the weeds. In prior years, we attempted to cut weeds along the whole shoreline and spent several days doing this with less favorable results. One person's opinion should not change the future of Peltier's recreational lake. He is discriminating against a pljlticular Iype of water skiing There is a law against discrimination. We feel that this lake is big enough for everyone's use. Sincerely, Paul and Shell Dentz