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Dr. Dietmar W. Rose <br />1539 12th Terrace NW <br />• New Brighton, MDT 55112 <br />April 18, 1988 <br />Mr. Maurice Anderson, Director <br />New Brighton City Hall, Parks and Recreation Department <br />803 5th Avenue, N.W. <br />New Brighton, MDT 55112 <br />Dear Mr. Anderson: <br />At an April 11, 1988 meeting of 34 Pike Lake residents, a general <br />discussion of the proposed bike trail took place. This memo represents <br />a summary of the discussion of that evening. <br />First, there are a ntmtber of commonly shared concerns that extend <br />beyond the possible impacts of the proposed bike trail, but are <br />directly and indirectly linked to that proposed project. The major <br />concerns voiced by a large nwt~ber of the participants and shared by <br />everyone are the sedimentation of the lake and associated impacts on <br />water quality and recreational uses, and the proposed bike trail and <br />• its potential impacts on the lake and its residents. <br />As to the proposed bike trail, the residents present at the <br />meeting raised a ntnnber of questions, the answers to which would help <br />us evaluate the merit of this and alternative proposals: <br />Who asked for and wants this trail? <br />Is this trail part of a grand plan? If so, what is this plan? <br />What are the legal rights of the city of New Brighton to develop <br />this trail? <br />What are our rights to maintain the privacy of our lake? <br />How will the bike trail impact our quality of lives - noise , <br />lights, pollution and others? <br />What are the impacts on bird populations such as the rare black- <br />crowned night heron which nests on the south side of our <br />lake? <br />Are the expected benefits worth sperxling our tax dollars? <br />Who would reap these benefits? <br />If the trail were developed, would the city need to control and <br />monitor use of the lake by non-residents and would it be <br />willing to monitor lake use? <br />What are the legal liabilities of residents for injuries incurred <br />by non-residents who would have to cross private properties <br />to use the water? <br />What are the projected costs of the proposed project and who <br />• really pays for the development - do Pike Lake residents pay <br />a larger portion of the cost? <br />