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<br />VOL. 16, NO'. 4 - OutdolofNews',p PwOle Box 271�4SI ',,GloldenVollllle�y�, Minn. S�S427 P,hone546,-,4251 celpyri 1"13 FRIDAY, JANU�ARY 28, 1983
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<br />Metro DNeadquarlers If NR Is Closed
<br />By LEN L,EBBEY
<br />statewide regiord to three, anid
<br />If cost-conscious members of
<br />this specific mandate was includ.
<br />the Minnesota, legislature, force
<br />ed in the bud ig eito-reduction bill as, a
<br />the Department of Natural Re-i
<br />tGrider -."I' la this reduction shalil, iTI-I
<br />sources to close down or trarisfer,
<br />clude closing the metropolitan
<br />lits, Metro Region Headquarters,,
<br />region, office.,
<br />Twin Cities area soorUme�n will
<br />- EF THE LEGISLATURE- does
<br />notice more than j , ust the loss of
<br />not change its instructions to tihe
<br />giew
<br />co-o�riented-fisheriies miana i
<br />DfiMi, it will, in fact, destroy, what
<br />seems, to, be a compict, self-con-
<br />A low ofemphasil'S on metroPiol-
<br />tamled admk&tratune and operi
<br />itan, area fishing would, be bad,
<br />tional "team" that works well
<br />enough.
<br />toglether and has, cooperated with
<br />. FRANK SCHNEIDER,
<br />numerous local goverment bo-
<br />Minnesota, Spordishim Congress
<br />dies on projects that have worked
<br />P Went, recently Pr Metro
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<br />to, the a,dvantage, not only of
<br />Region FW*rtes. Supervism Dur
<br />sportmen, but anyone who en-
<br />a,nie Shodielen, f or, i6novative, and
<br />joys contacit with wiIMe and the
<br />rd-loking prorams that,
<br />outdoors as �rtof' the unique
<br />*1
<br />benefit i ft� hundreds of' thousands,
<br />46 lit
<br />, qua . y of life in the Twin Cities
<br />of f,*, nmn in, the seve*county
<br />ishe
<br />metropolitan area.
<br />metropolitan area,.
<br />The "core" of the Metro Head-
<br />Fish management, in the metmi
<br />quartersiiiii on Warner, Road, in St.
<br />poill"tan, area, must c'onfron't pro-
<br />Pladi, is comprised of' Fishedies,
<br />bli; that don't exist in any, otber,
<br />Wildlife and Enforcement super-
<br />part, of the state, ' ' biecau,se the
<br />visor3. Complementing them are
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<br />pressure is there,"' Schneider
<br />*i
<br />State Parkis and Forest super-
<br />said., "'Prior to 1974 (when the
<br />visors, a Trails and Waterways
<br />Metro office opened, with Shodeen
<br />coordinator, and one, for the Lower
<br />dk
<br />ais fisheries supervisor),
<br />Schneider added,, 't bw D,N'R pracl-
<br />Croix.
<br />A, headquarters adminiistrator,
<br />ticall y ignored the game, fish
<br />field service coordinatorii, land,
<br />1
<br />potential ofmietropoilittain area
<br />Spec ialist, bydrologist, engineer,
<br />lakes. f9i
<br />naturalist and business manager
<br />THE DNBi METR,O Region
<br />Headquarters I's in danger of clas-
<br />t6te
<br />round out, thell 4=" in
<br />W S,HO,DE,EN were tryo
<br />iqez, the
<br />i,ng beclause , Marc h I
<br />on
<br />get a, new public access Ii
<br />spate legislature found Itself look-
<br />MA"Anetionka, for example
<br />•
<br />Ling at, another huge budget deficit.,
<br />which take,, he says, could, easily
<br />nmak,e�rs "solved" thel deficit
<br />sOPPort twi-ftee tbnes more
<br />oolemi, by cutting moire than $30
<br />fishing than ift now gets — other
<br />art
<br />members of the headquers
<br />million from, state agency per-
<br />ating, expenses, ftough the fiscal
<br />Isteam"' would handle speciaHzed,
<br />ng on Je 301,,1983.
<br />year endi un
<br />parts oftb task.
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<br />The land, specialist would t:riy to
<br />A, total of$4NAM was cut from
<br />the D,NR,"s budget. The Departfai
<br />locate property that could be ac-
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<br />ment was order I ed to, reduce, 'its
<br />quired, from a, wiUing seUer for, ft
<br />D,NR REGIONS—At 2,,968 square
<br />miles,, "Metres " Its the, smallest of, the
<br />s,ix administrative and operational
<br />regions, but it has, nearly one-half the
<br />fishing, population in Minnesota.
<br />secause of its high - density popullo-
<br />tion, and sharply increased demand
<br />fair outdoor recreation, the Metra
<br />Region Headquarters faces problems
<br />unilke those in othiiiior pairtisi Of the
<br />State.
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