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> > I apologize for the multiple e-mails the past couple of days. For some > > reason, I do not have your work phone number in my office and, > therefore, > > will try to keep this as concise as possible. > > This weekend I spent some time talking with Elvy and Tom Day who live on > > Lake Shore Dr. abutting W. Savage Lake. They are concerned (and opposed > > to) LC's geese control efforts. They have some suggested changes for > the > > future that I will discuss with you later. In the meantime, they would > > like to see LC forego any further round ups this year. > > They believe this spring's unusual weather resulted in the Toss of up to > > half the gosslings this year. Accordingly, they have identified only > two > > surviving families on W. Savage Lake totaling 14 geese. The position > they > > would like LC to take is that nature has already significantly limited > > this > > year's population and further round -ups are unnecessary. > > Moreover, they oppose any round ups on W. Savage Lake. They enjoy > having > > the geese near their home and cite to the fact that their neighbors > > routinely feed the geese as evidence of further support for keeping the > > geese at W. Savage Lake. > > Yesterday, I asked Joel about our contract with Dr. Cooper. He > indicated > > that, in fact, round ups occur in areas where there are 10 or more geese > > are located. Below are the numbers Joel received from Dr. Cooper's > > assessment: > > East Savage - 35 > > West Savage - 30 > > Pioneer Park/Pitrina Townhomes - 5 > > St. Jude Medical - 0 >> Grand Pre - 6 > > Nadeau Park - 0 > > Public Works Garage - 0 > > I also understand from Joel that Dr. Cooper may already be in the > process > > of round ups at E and W Savage. Nevertheless, I wanted to find out if > you > > would be interested in re- visiting our geese control policy and possibly > > adopting one of the following options in light of the low numbers at > most > > of the areas indicated above and the round up that already occured at > > Round > > Lake: > > 1. Cancel further round ups this year if they haven't been completed. > > 2. Cancel the round up on W. Savage Lk this year if it hasn't been > > completed. > > 3. Limit any further round ups to leave 10 birds in each area. > > Of course, this is not an issue that I am going to draw a line in the > sand > > and fight to the death over, but I wanted to get your reaction and > > thoughts. Quite honestly, if you feel comfortable with the current > > contract and would not favor one of these changes, I will call the Days > > back and tell them I will pursue a different policy next year. On the > > other hand, if you think the Days' concerns have merit and are worth > > discussing, I would bring a motion at Wednesday night's meeting. PAGE 15