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<br />To Wayne LeBlanc and Members.ofthe Lake Association Board,
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<br />I was very alarmed by the information that I received today, Sunday February 16th 2002. I am referring to a proposal Wayne LeBlanc
<br />presented to the City ofCenterville regarding restrictions on Peltier Lake. I agree that ALL the lakebome owners should have a say in the
<br />activity of Lake Peltier and I believed, up until now, that this is what the Lake Association Board was all about. I expected if there was any
<br />sort of controversy that a meeting would be held and those lakebome owners that wanted / could attend would be present to hear what was
<br />being said and voice an opinion. I did not expect to hear that an individual, especially the President of the Lake Association, would prop'
<br />restriction, without at least letting the rest of the lakeowners know about it and have a voice.
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<br />My husband and I decided to buy a house on Lake Peltier in the Summer / Fall of94. We both wanted to live on a lake and liked the
<br />proximity of Lake Peltier as well as the fuct that there were no restridions. Friends of ours live on a lake in the Twin Cities area, where they
<br />are restricted to skiing only at certain times, speed limits, one direction around the lake, etc.. We explicitly looked for lake homes without
<br />restridions. We were both excited when we found our home and really enjoyed the view, the amount of property we were able to get, and the
<br />fuct that the East side will remain uninhabited as part of the Rice Creek Watershed area. We bought this home, intending it to be permanent,
<br />knowing we would enjoy the view as well as the motorized adivities on the Lake. Our plans were / are to encourage fumily activities and
<br />watch our children enjoy the sports on the lake, the beauty of the lake, and to be respectful and neighborly.
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<br />I am by no means in fuvor of putting a No-Wake zone on Lake Peltier. This lake is small to begin with and what you are proposing is taking
<br />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 fild we hardly ever
<br />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
<br />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
<br />Association, that you chose to make these propnsals quietly. [will admit that neither my husband nor [ take a huge ao'live role in the Lake
<br />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
<br />active role in cutting, contributing, and dragging weeds out of the water to increase the quality of Lake Peltier. I am saddened that we
<br />couldn't have heard about this in a more team-oriented / constructive way.
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<br />[ do not know nor claim to be an expert on the Heron species, but r can say, that every summer we always have one banging out on our boat
<br />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.
<br />We live on the Northeast side of the lake, where tbe houses are not so close in proximity. Maybe this is one reason, that we still see them on
<br />a daily basis and you do not.
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<br />I am also saddened that you chose to attack some individuals on the lake and to spell it out in a letter. I would think the neighborly and a fur
<br />better approacb would be for the Lake Association to get together and discuss this in a professional and non-hostile way. The people that
<br />slander, are also the people who were kind enough to host the first Lake Association party. They are also our neighbors who have been ve .
<br />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
<br />memo. I will admit, tbat I do not go out and check to see ifthe course is sunken, nor do I go to check the North side ofthe island. To me, it
<br />appears that they are always cordial and polite about putting it down and taking it back up. [would much prefer to have the slalom course
<br />(which we do not use), in front of my house than have the No-Wake zone proposa!!!!
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<br />I do understand and know that people have different thoughts and ideas on what the use of the Lake should be. I have not seen a decrease in
<br />the amount of Heron's hanging around our home, but once again, I am not an expert and do not know the species ofthese birds. However my
<br />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
<br />frequently.
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<br />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
<br />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
<br />owns this lake, nor should they have the ability to dictate what happens on this lake without the majority of the lakehome owners knowing
<br />about this or agreeing to it.
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<br />I hope this issue can be resolved in a professional and constructive way. I apologize for the tone of my letter, but I still believe everyone on
<br />the lake has the right to know what is being proposed, prior to the proposal and to voice their acceptance or disapproval of it.
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<br />Sincerely,
<br />Shelly Farmerie
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