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204 Edward Roberts, 3022 West Owasso Boulevard 205 Mr. Roberts expressed his knowledge of the significant number or comments received by the GLWMO 206 on the Plan; and questioned why, based on the number of comments, why the Board was choosing not to 207 have another Public Hearing after revisions were made to the Plan and before it became final. Mr. 208 Roberts recognized the comments of Ms. Correll in the upcoming review process by agencies; however, 209 he noted that there was no indication that the public could see that substantially revised version prior to its 210 adoption by the GLWMO Board. In an effort to alert the audience of the context, he noted that the Plan 211 itself was in excess of 200 pages; with comments to the plan from public agencies and the public running 212 to ninety -one (91) pages. Mr. Roberts stated that this suggested to him that there was something 213 inherently wrong in the Plan being put forward, substantiating the need for yet more public comment. 214 Mr. Roberts opined that the revisions needed must be substantive, since both BWSR and the Metropolitan 215 Council had both rejected the first draft of the Plan; and therefore, opined that it was incumbent of the 216 GLWMO Board to rethink the process and allow this substantially changed Plan to have more public 217 review going forward. 218 219 Andy Walz, 389 S Owasso Boulevard 220 Mr. Walz noted that, in his experience kayaking on Lake Owasso last weekend, he had seen no issues 221 with water clarity, with his ability to see at least 6' down; and observing lots of fowl in and around the 222 lake. As a resident of Lake Owasso his entire life, Mr. Walzer noted that for a few weeks every August, 223 there was an issue with water clarify and algae blooming when the lake was low; however, he opined that 224 it doesn't seem to be a big concern. Mr. Walzer spoke in support of keeping Lake Owasso recreational 225 and continuing to address the weed issues; further opining that boats were not the cause of phosphorus 226 issues, but that a look beyond the lake to outside sources would be more prudent. 227 228 Bob Terry, 3211 Woodbridge Street 229 Mr. Terry concurred with the comments of Mr. Quitevis regarding the necessary to restudy the lake and 230 spend more money for answers that were already known. Mr. Terry noted that he had performed Secchi 231 Disk monitoring on Lake Owasso for a number of years; and noted that it was different this year, whether 232 due to previous draught years and this year's significant rainfall, or due to other reasons. However, Mr. 233 Terry noted that the lake continued to recycle, clearing up in the spring and fall, and turning brown during 234 the summer months; all of which he attributed to normal algae cycles that happened without their cause 235 being known. Mr. Terry noted that the Lake Association had been taking care of Lake Owasso for forty 236 (40) years, with a treatment plan approved by the DNR; and suggested that if the GLWMO wished to 237 restrict areas being sprayed for weeds, he opined that it would only cause more algae and phosphates than 238 in the past. Mr. Terry noted his strong opposition with what the GLWMO attempted with the "No Motor 239 Boating" or "No Wake Zone" and their theorizing without knowing the nature of Lake Owasso. Mr. 240 Terry stated that the shallowest portion of Lake Owasso was in the middle, and suggested that Board 241 members talk to people living on Lake Owasso who know its history, not just do more studies without 242 taking that history into consideration. 243 244 Joe Bester, 460 W Horseshoe Drive 245 Mr. Bester stated, of the three (3) options currently being considered by the GLWMO for future 246 operations, based on his attendance at previous GLWMO meetings where the options were discussed and 247 after giving the options more personal consideration, that he supported the GLWMO remaining local. 248 Despite past shoestring budgets of the GLWMO, Mr. Bester opined that it was better to retain local 249 control, not a situation that would be available through merging with Ramsey/Washington, even based on 250 their proximity to the GLWMO. Mr. Bester further opined that the GLWMO should concentrate more on 251 "self control," and focus on what would be lost through a merger and the negative shifts of priorities with 252 other WSD's. As stated by a previous speaker, Mr. Bester concurred that GLWMO residents would be 253 covering overhead costs for other areas; and reiterated his support for local control and self - control by the 254 GLWMO remaining as an independent organization versus merging to achieve the best outcome. k