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moved away, it is very likely that the entire water surface will become choked with water lilies during the summer months in future years of West Savage Lake does not satisfy the DNR definition of a "lake." It is actually a 'marsh" or a "wetland" with very shallow water. The water depth rarely exceeds 10 feet. Over most of the area, it is only 6 feet deep or less, where can touch the lake bottom with boat oars. There are no sunfish, crappies in the lake; only minnows, leeches and frogs that attract egrets; painted turtles and snapping turtles that emerge in June. It is not advisable to wade or swim in the wetland. Because of the fecal matter egested by the large numbers of geese, ducks, and other waterfowl, anyone swimming in the wetland would be at high risk of contracting "swimmers' itch." Leeches are also numerous. A public access to the lake would likely attract more snowmobile riders in the winter. Snowmobile owners from properties abutting the lake already create enough of a nuisance, disturbance of the peace, and destruction of the wildlife habitat on the island during the winter months. Additional numbers of snowmobile riders coming from afar just to race around in circles would be intolerable. Public funds would be better spent on access to an actual "Lake" where boaters would be able to swim, catch fish and not be impeded by water lilies and water weeds. Horrible idea! This is not a recreational lake; it is an area that at one time was farm field with cows in it. It has become a pond for wild life to take refuge in the metro area. The shoreline is muck. When my children were young they were not even allowed down there without an adult with them because you sink in. You will have children playing in the storm sewer run off that is on Lake Street. To access the lake or pond you want to go through what maybe an easement but is right next to people's homes. To put wood chips on an incline that runs into the lake does not sound like a great idea either. To add parking to an area that was never designed for it, well how would you like it by any of your homes? Roy Nadeau donated the land for Nadeau Park for the area his intent I do not believe was to open up the 2 block area to a pond, and traffic. First I hear the lake should be renamed; now access is needed. People in the neighborhood have always had access if they wanted to go down. What a waste of money!!!! It would be nice to be able to enjoy the lake in our neighborhood. Would anticipate use by very few given its limitations, while there are other public access sites on other nearby lakes readily available. Would require annual maintenance. I'm in favor of this and additional bike and pedestrian trails. This is a ridiculous idea. While not necessarily opposed to the idea of creating a functional public access point to the lake, we are in opposition to the proposed location and question the purpose for said access. 1. The west half of Savage Lake is by no means a recreational body of water that lends itself to watercraft use as suggested by this survey. Since the wonderful new outlet was installed on the lake's east side, water levels have dropped and the west side of Savage Lake has becomes 100 percent inundated by Lily Pads making unusable in the summer. This is not something that can be easily mitigated as suggested by the city Administrator. This has become a nice deep water wetland; it is not a recreational body of water. 2. Said access point is the shallowest part of the lake (about 12 inches deep) and is rimmed by a thick, 100 feet wide band of Cattail. How would anyone even get to the lake if they had access to it? As the property owner immediately adjacent to and south of this access point, we can't even access the lake any more in the summer for these reasons. 3. Said access would require the removal of a number of trees and would run quite close to the house along its north edge. That in itself should have already dismissed the Lake Street access point as a viable option. In addition, said access