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<br />~ <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />'- <br /> <br />f <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />Bird Dog & Retriever News <br />563 17th Ave NW <br />New Brighton, MN 55112 <br />612 -636-8045 <br /> <br />City of New Brighton <br />Matt Fulton <br />803 5th Ave NW <br />New Brighton, MN 55112 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Fulton, <br /> <br />This is a formal petition (with 32 signatures included) requesting an Environmental <br />Impact Statement and an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for the project the <br />DNR refers to as NRS-96006. NRS-96006 is a $50,000 walkway through a <br />wetland/wildlife area on the southwest corner of the intersection of 35W and 694 <br />between the New Brighton Family Service Center and 35W. Currently there is a small <br />2-3 acre marsh and wetland in the area which is a wildlife breeding area. The intent of <br />the City of New Brighton and the State of Minnesota is to put a 1,200 pathway through <br />the marsh breaking the 2-3 acres into small parcels too small to support wildlife. <br /> <br />Being a publisher of Bird Dog and Retriever News, a conservation writer and a <br />member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, I find this path to be very <br />destructive to wildlife. It is unfortunate that at the same time the Minnesota <br />Department of Natural Resources is asking for an increase in funding through higher <br />license fees, and the City of New Brighton is turning away kids from T-ball due to lack <br />of resources, the $50,000 funding for this path has been approved. Added to this is the <br />fact that one block away is a several hundred acre Long Lake Regional Park with miles <br />of walking paths. <br /> <br />It is the intent of Bird Dog and Retriever News to take this matter to the court system if <br />this project continues. <br /> <br />r:J:~ <br /> <br />Dennis Guldan <br />Publisher Bird Dog & Retriever News <br />563 17th Ave NW <br />New Brighton, MN 55112 <br />636-8045 <br />