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To: Anoka County Sheriff, Water Patrol Officer From: Wayne LeBlanc CC: Lino Lakes, Centerville, MCEA, Conservation Officer, Anoka Parks Director, Commissioner Rhonda Sivarajah Date: March 28, 2005 Subject: Please Deny Pennit for Slalom Water-ski Course on Peltier Lake Due to obstruction of the normal use of Peltier Lake and due to the irresponsibility of the permit holder and ski partner who use it, please do NOT issue a slalom water-ski course pennit to Gerald Lindner or Paul Dentz on Peltier Lake. If a permit has already been granted, please revoke it. These are essentially the only two people who use the ski-course. The rest of the people on Peltier Lake do NOT use the ski course. Hundreds oflake users are affected by 2 people. A permit was granted for the years 2001 through 2004 and that whole east area of Peltier Lake has subsequently been unavailable to anyone else for 4 years! (This area is the only place where I personally have ever caught a walleye.) See also Exhibit 1. Lakeshore owners explicitly do NOT give permission for the slalom water-ski course. Exhibit 2 is a copy of the permit application cover sheet. It explains the applicant must obtain letters of permission where the stnicture will be located. It also explains there must be letters from the muhicipality (or muhicipalities presumably) in.which ii'ls located. You now have before you, the equivalent of 19 letters AGAINST the permit for the slalom water-ski course on Peltier Lake. Exhibit 3 is a list of people with shoreline property where the boat runs. The course is right in front of Mr. James Salo's house and he explicitly does NOT give his permission. Exhibit 4 is a list of people living on the lake, some of whom have the boat traveling in front of them. They do NOT give permission. And Exhibit 5 is a list of fishermen who are unable to fish in the area of the ski course and they are_AGAINST the ski-course. I watched very carefully how Gerald Lindner and Paul Dentz used the ski course in 2004. Exhibit 1 shows the relative position of the ski course and the relative size of the impact and how it affects others. In fact, they typically ski beyond the shaded area in the diagram going all the way to the north boundary of the no-wake zone line and on the south they curve west and go another 500 feet or so beyond the shading. The shading shows roughly how much of the lake is occupied by their aggressive activity. It is an aggressive activity because it basically blows away all other activities such as fishing, sailing, and canoeing. I estimate they typically use about 2,500 feet of the lake. They could probably use less, but they don't. It looks like they are trying to show everyone this is "their" area and for others to keep out. These are supposed to be public waters available to anvone. but thev are not. On August 30, 2002, I paid to have the sheriffs folder of information on the water-ski course duplicated. In looking through that folder, I did not see any letters of permission from lakeshore owners. I did not see letters of permission from both Lino Lakes and Centerville (the ski-course impact extends into both communities). I did not see any of a number ofletters that should have been in that folder (more on that later). I did see a letter stating a Peltier Lake Ass(jciation Newsletter was unlawful. Why would that damaging statement be in this folder? I am the Chainnan of the Asso.ciation and I am not aware of any unlawful statements in the newsletters. (More on that later.) Did Gerald Lmdner makes these (false) accusations? Did Gerald Lindner exert some kind of pressure to get his permits? The lake has been environmentally damaged. Their behavior is irresponsible (more on that later). How can anyone justify giving away 2,500 feet (about 20%) of Peltier Lake to two irresponsible people for their private use when there are hundreds of fishermen and other users of the lake who are deprived of their right to use those public waters? Please notify me bv April 8. in writing. what the decision is regarding a Permit for the ski-course. OPTION I: If a Permit will not be issued. iust a statement about that is all that is sufficient. Ootion 2 is unnecessary. OPTION 2: However. if. despite all the data presented here. a ski-course Permit will be issued anvwav. then. with all due resoect. I have two other reQuests. please: A. Please send me 8 applications. bv April 8. 2005. for Permits for structures to be put in Peltier Lake. This wav. I can consider applving for a Permit for thousands of feet of Peltier Lake for mv particular activities and get it in at the same time Gerald Lindner might put his in Peltier Lake. In 2004. he put his ski course in the lake onAnri115. iust after ice out. Others mav be interested in applying for space for their own activities as well. B. In addition. please read all the detailed information below and answer all questions that are underlined. I hope Peltier Lake will be returned to the public this year. Please also put this information in your folder. Thank you. Wayne LeBlanc, 1677 Peltier Lake Drive, Centerville, MN 55038, 651-635-6519 (day time phone)