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-2- for beer cans, broken liquor bottles, burned out logs, paper and other debris left by ice fishermen. We have not asked for assistance, financial or otherwise, from the city for this, but all people using the lake have benefited from this.. There, were times is the past when a car, a snowmobile or a motorcycle had gone through .the ice. Members of the group were asked to .help and Did Help! The association has been helpful to many people in the past years and has .concerned itself with only the safe use of Long Lake and maintaining the quality of this great natural resource, LONG LAKE. The group now consists of 150 families. The members live on or near. the lake. The association opens its membership to any person or families that share its concern. You were recently introduced to the L.L.I.A. as a lobby group. Again, the contact was"misunderstood. It is our intent here .tonight to express our concerns and anxieties with respect to the proposed park. The association is truly in favor of a park. However, we do not necessarily agree with the proposed extensive development of the park for the reasons noted in this letter. As we get closer to the final c~eti~ss~an making process on the park, the association has asked certain pertinent questions of .the city, the county, the planning commission, the council and other people involved in the park planning process. To this date, we feel many of these important questions have gone unanswered for various reasons, including, people don't want us to know and perhaps the various groups involved may not have had the answers themselves. Our position statement is a statement of concerns as it relates to the park development:. A. City Park We have asked why the park cannot become a city park only. We feel .this is an option that should be-explored and a reasonable explanation. provided.