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GRASS LAKE WATER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION Root asked if educational information about care practices for shoreland property owners will be sent with the survey. He would like to include the graph of water quality to survey recipients. Eckman explained that the survey is to find out what property owners and users believe is needed and to get the opinion of the community. If there is too much material to look at, people will not fill out the survey. After the survey information is gathered, a plan will be developed on how to fix problems and educate residents. Root asked the number of surveys to be mailed andhow broadly it will be distributed. Maloney stated that 500 surveys will be mailed. They will be mailed directly to all riparian property owners and to property owners within a certain distance from the lake. The survey will. be available on Roseville and Shoreview city websites so it can be accessible toanyone who would like to respond to it. The Shoreview City Council particularly. wanted the survey to be as inclusive as possible and reach the customer base beyond the immediate area. of the lake. Eckman added that there will be a press release on the survey, and it will also be available on the library website. Fowler, Lake Association Representative; stated that there are 250 riparian property owners on the lake. Root noted that there. was a recommendation in 1995 to conduct a study that was not done. He asked if a study on the sources of turbidity would be timely.. Sobiech responded that the study .will monitor turbidity. He will check to be sure that type. of data is collected. Sediment samples will be collected to determine whether the phosphorous content is internal. Eckman suggested a short paragraph in the cover letter to list examples of remedies that aught result as a consequence of the study. She suggested pointing outhow much GLWMO has spent without improvement to the lake and now the Board is conducting a comprehensive study, and, as part of the process, there will be an'open forum for residents to hear a presentation, ask questions and talk to experts. Mogg suggested that the open forum be part of the report presentation when the survey analysis is done. Stark agreed and stated that it is important for residents who responded to the survey to receive feedback... The cover paragraph needs to include a certain time frame when meetings will be held to discuss results.