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<br />T0: Commissioner Don Salverda
<br />FROMi Nito Quitevis, Dir. AWSA 04/08/84
<br />SUBJ: Progress of Long Lake Regional Committee
<br /> I have been on this committee since its inception= my
<br />--- term expires May 01, 1984. For the most part, monthly
<br />"~'~h~. ~. meetings have been held for the purpose of reviewing
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<br />conce is of various buildings planned .for the park.
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<br />''''"''"''' Few recommendations by the committee have been dis-
<br />ePrevdeM cussed regarding. anything else lncludil~g management
<br />~~,rr,• Mt1,'fftft,u of the park= the direction being that the proposed
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<br />plans will proceed regardless.
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<br />~r;''i`x"~H'r~;'fr` A major area that concerns me is the Water Surface Use
<br />fE~ecutlve Management guidelines as they relate to the .projected
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<br />increase in activity caused by the attraction of the
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<br />Ru:Irclls, Eest parka Quoting from the Master Plan (pg IX-18) "The
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<br />highest development priority will be assigned to water
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<br />related facilities..." As you know,. safe boating for
<br />~•~~~'~ ~ ^~~^~~'~~ the recreational public is a must. With the inception
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<br />gone on record opposing .the plan
<br />for a number of reasons.
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<br />observing the direction
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<br />°ouRe"~S •I of it, and reviewing the plan, I am more convinced that
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<br />riority" and the management of
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<br />I•,~~:~.i'`M`;",H'fcff There is no question that the park will become more ap-
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<br />pealing to the boating public.
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<br />nR Newsomr quires a no wake zone which realistically reduces the
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<br />useable surface area, rendering the north end of the lake
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<br />all but unuseable to -any .power. boats, The park restrict-
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<br />1ori of high speed beats td ~ in a1t;:tl~.`L-'I• ir~dicr~~~es accept--
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<br />ance of the Threinen standard. This idea is further sup-
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<br />ported by the projected parking restriction for boat
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<br />trailers in an attempt to support the standard. :.Actual
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<br />size of the lake (after these restrictions are in place)
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<br />will allow for 6 boats. However, this does not take ~.nto
<br />consideration the riparians, who will contribute and increase
<br />the total number of boats on the lake. Realizing that
<br />1939-Our 45th Year-1984
<br />Member Federation of World Water Ski Union
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