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<br /> <br /> <br />mail boy0 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />May, 2021 <br />Volume 15, Issue 3 Gem Lake News <br />Special Interest <br />Articles: <br /> <br />• History of Gem <br />Lake <br /> <br />• New City Clerk <br /> <br />• City News, Page 4 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Upcoming Recycling <br />Dates: <br /> <br />• May 19 <br />• June 2 <br />• June 16 <br />• Tip: put out <br />your bin the <br />night before <br />for 7 a.m. <br />pick-up. <br /> <br /> <br />Gretchen Artig-Swomley, Newsletter Editor <br />Melissa Lawrence joined the staff of Gem Lake as <br />our new acting city clerk and administrative assistant <br />on March 29. Since that time, she has been engaged <br />in the many and various day to day activities that <br />make up the life of a city clerk. This has involved <br />processing permits, answering questions from <br />citizens, helping set up meetings and taking minutes, <br />learning utility billing procedures, etc. <br /> <br />Melissa served in the military for 8 years, as well as <br />working as an administrative assistant for a grocery <br />chain and as a convenience store manager. She and <br />her husband have four children and live in the Forest <br />Lake area. Please welcome her to Gem Lake. The <br />City Council also thanks Gloria Tessier for her service <br />to our community. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Welcome Gem Lake’s New City Clerk <br /> <br />Deer Hunting Ordinance Examined <br />The topic of deer hunting and the discharge of <br />weapons in Gem Lake will be the subject of a virtual <br />City Council Workshop on May 10. The public is <br />encouraged to attend this session, which will focus on <br />Ordinance 124B (Available on the Gem Lake web- <br />site). <br /> <br />During this workshop, the council is seeking input on <br />how, or whether, our archery deer hunting ordinance <br />can be improved, edited, clarified or otherwise <br />changed to benefit the public. Currently, a land-owner <br />can apply for a permit to conduct a deer hunt on his or <br />her own property within very strict guidelines. For <br />instance, the property on which the hunt takes place <br />must be at least five acres, but can be made up of <br />several parcels joined together, as long as all property <br />owners agree to it. <br /> <br />There are strict rules about deer stand placement, <br />timing of hunts, etc. Deer hunts have taken place for <br />the past few years without incident, but various <br />concerns have been raised about size, goals, etc. <br />(continued on page 4) <br /> <br />