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December 7, 1983 Park Baard Minutes Fage 2 <br />Anderson said the lake will be used for snowmob3ling but it. ---- <br />will not be allowed in the park.' <br />Gunderman asked:what the implications. would be if nowmobiing <br />were denied totally. <br />Carlson responded that•you would be denying recreation-to .some. <br />Snomoblers are not usually out of hand,. rarely are there many <br />problems with them. <br />.John Kelley agreed thatsnowmobilers are not usually a major <br />problem.. <br />Van .flatten stated he is not a snowmobiles butdoes not feel <br />the privilege should be denied if it's-not being abused. Would <br />like to see a trail maintained along .',the edge `of the lake. <br />Solberg agreed with 'Van Hatters, can't seed problem wit~i the <br />snowmobilers. <br />.Dahl had no comments except inquiring what is meant by the <br />park being closed, what are the implications. <br />John Kelley felt it would be a horrendous problem to patrol <br />the .park if it were .closed. - ~~,~,,,fa;~~,,~,~,;~rl <br />Ren Simons said that cross country skiin~, a ~.,~ .., , _,_..~a <br />~'"""'~'`Jq'~"'~ because. there is no signing tha ' ' t~"~~"# <br />rrii~~11 be in the nark. Snowmobile a will probably be <br />enforced but not cross .country skiing. At the present time. <br />it is not crucial that snowmobilers not .use the park but when <br />- the park is complete there will not be any place for them to <br />drive, t <br />/a-l-},et~e~-. It's better to educate them now. <br />John Kelley stated he would like something in writing from <br />Ramsey County regarding cross country skiing, snowmobiing <br />and whether the park will be open or cloned. <br />Carlson stated that at the present time anyone found in the <br />park is tagged. If there is a change, Ramsey County should <br />send a letter to Jerry Bergeroun letting him know. <br />Carlson added that if snowmobiling were eliminated from the <br />lake it would encourage them into the park because they have <br />no where else to go. If there were a trail in the park, it <br />would. have to be groomed and well marked and this would be <br />very hard to maintain. There has been talk for years of a <br />snowmobile trail to Duluth. If that ever came into being, it <br />would be nice to have a corridor through the park to Hwy. 96. <br />If snowmobiles were eliminated completely, there would be a <br />real public relations problem. <br />Hogan statE~d that he is an ex-snowmbi.ler and .has seen the <br />darnagethey can do. Feels there should be na snowmobiing <br />in the. park, onl ~;~ on ttie lake surface. <br />