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<br />DETAILS <br /> <br />Here is a rough chronological history of events surrounding this issue. <br /> <br />In 1998, Gerald Lindner and Paul Dentz setup a slalom water-ski course right next to the great blue heron and black-crowned <br />night heron rookery in Peltier Lake. The herons seemed to be disturbed by this activity and the numbers ofherons seemed <br />down. On Feb 23, 1999, Carol Fritchie wrote a letter, Exhibit 6, expressing her concern for the environment. Many others <br />including myself were concerned for the environment. This letter is in the sheriff's folder. <br /> <br />On April 27, 1999, the Peltier Lake Association asked experts and community leaders to attend a meeting to decide a course <br />of action. In attendance were: Minnesota DNR Wildlife expert Joan Galli, Anoka County Parks Natural Resources Specialist <br />Jeff Perry, Anoka County Sheriff Bruce Andersohn, Anoka County Parks Operations Manager Jon Oyanagi, city of <br />Centerville administrator Jim March, city ofLino Lakes representative Kim Sullivan, ski course people Gerald Lindner and <br />Paul Dentz, Chainnan of the Peltier Lake Association Wayne LeBlanc, and many others (see the sign in signature list Exhibit <br />7). The wildlife and naturalist experts explained the sensitivity of the area around the island, the sensitivity of the birds, the <br />rare plants and the sensitive lake environment. After about 2 hours of discussion, everyone agreed that water skiing should be <br />done south of the island. There would be no waterskiing near the island or north of the island.TPe two slalom water-ski <br />course people insisted the agreement be informal. They did not want to see a formal ordinance, for instance. Everyone said <br />okay. Nobody objected. This meeting was documented in at least 2 Peltier Lake Association Newsletters and in a detailed <br />letter from Anoka County Parks Operations Manager, Jon Oyanagi. See Exhibit 8. The city of Centerville wrote a letter, <br />Exhibit 9, opposing a ski course and asked to be kept informed of any ski course applications. The DNR wrote a similar <br />letter, Exhibit 10. Both the Centerville and DNR letters are in the sheriff's folder. <br /> <br />Ouestion 1; Whv doesn't the letter from Anoka County Parks Operations Manager. Jon Ovanam. Exhibit 8. .apoear in the <br />sheriff's folder? Look at Exhibit 8. A coov was sent to Sheriff Bruce Andersohn. In addition. Sheriff Bruce Andersohn was at <br />the meeting. The meeting of April 27. 1999. set the management oolicv for the north Dart of Peltier Lake. It was a very <br />imoortant meeting with state. countv. city. and local reoresentation. <br /> <br />Ouestion 2: I wrote letters to the sheriff against the ski course. Neighbors wrote letters a~inst the ski course. I've been told <br />the Lino Lakes Environmental Committee reiected reauests on the ski course. I've been told Anoka Parks reiected reauests <br />on the ski course. Whv don't anv of those letters or documentation about those resoonses aopear in the sheriff's folder? <br /> <br />Incredibly, in 200 I, the slalom water-ski course was again in use, but it was rigged to submerge when not in use, to keep it <br />hidden from view. The course was also used in 2000 but it is so isolated and wild north of the island that nobody noticed. <br />(The herons first left in 2000. Was this a coincidence or the reason they left?) When I found Gerald Lindner and Paul Dentz <br />in their ski course north of the island right next to the great blue heron rookery on July 7, 2001, they said they could do <br />anything they wanted and flatly refused to stop using the course. When I asked about the agreement they said they never <br />made any agreement. They also said, and I remember the words exactly, "The herons are fine." I said look around. There <br />wasn't a single heron to be seen anywhere. The herons are normally thick in back (north) of the island. There used to be <br />thousands of herons on the island. (Now there are only a few hundred.) Virtually nobody went back there - until these 2 <br />people invaded the area. In fact, the herons had basically abandoned already. They obviously couldn't even tell the herons <br />were gone. The meeting with the experts obviously didn't mean a thing to Gerald Lindner and Paul Dentz and the insistence <br />on an informal agreement seemed to be a trick. The March 2002 issue ofthe The Hugonian newspaper reported the attitude <br />of the ski course owner, Gerald Lindner, ".. .moving the slalom course isn't an option." Gerald Lindner insisted on putting his <br />ski course in an area that results in damage to the lake and the environment. The fact that there was an agreement against that <br />with state, county, and many others present meant nothing. There is a lot more that can be said about the environmental <br />damage, but that will be referenced later. <br /> <br />I started to ask people around the lake about the ski course and what the agreement meant. I don't know how to say exactly <br />what happened next as it is so outrageous, but I'll just say it. Someone must have told the Lindners that I was asking <br />questions. On July 10, 2001, at 9:05pm, Gerald Lindner and Cindy Lindner came to the door of my house, rang the doorbell, <br />and then began reading a prepared script. They said they were suing me and the Lake Association was in the wrong too. <br />Presumably it was being sued too. I better stay away from their ski course. They were basically saying that they were going <br />to tie me up in court for years and take as much of my money as possible unless I shut up about their ski course. At the same <br />time they were standing there threatening and intimidating me and my family, they had an illegal ski course (no permit) north <br />of the island in native aquatic plants in shallow sensitive waters next to a heron rookery that was known to be in trouble <br />because of abandonment, and there was an agreement against it. What's wrong with this picture? It was clear I could no <br />longer talk to people on the lake. I took these statements very seriously and me and my family was very distressed. <br />
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