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1 1 1 COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 12, 1993 to them. He noted the incident of March 28, 1993 and said he felt the two (2) wrongs do not make a right. Mr. Brown felt that the situation is escalating and it will take involvement by the City Council. Ben Benson, 6666 East Shadow Lake Drive asked to make four (4) points regarding this situation. He first referred to the City Charter and noted it was adopted shortly after he became mayor. He explained that the document was instituted because people were concerned about their property and the manner in which developer's were operating in the City. Mr. Benson referred to the development of Country Lakes Park located at the southwest corner of Reshanau Lake. He explained that when the LAWCON grant was accepted for the development of that park, the City decided that the boat ramp area would be for carry -on boats only. It was the City Council opinion at that time that the lake could not support public motor boating when the lake would be fully developed with houses all around it. Mr. Benson's third point involved a developer who wanted to develop a lot on the east side of Peltier Lake for use by all the homeowner's in his subdivision. At that time, either the DNR or the ACORP ruled that only three (3) or four (4) lot owners could use the lot. Since the developer wanted to market all the homes with lake access, the matter was dropped. Mr. Benson's fourth point was in regard to the 1989 approval of the Reshanau Park Estates plat. The developer had wanted to develop a boat launch area so that he could market the properties with boat access. At that time the DNR and ACORP ruled that was illegal. It was made clear to Mr. Uhde that a boat ramp could not be constructed. Donald Dunn, 6885 Black Duck Drive, noted that when he was before the City Council last fall he was told that the City Council needed a few months to decide what was to be done about the use of Outlots A and B. He said he felt it was very unfortunate that a decision has not been made in view of what has happened, to delay action any longer would only cause further problems. Mr. Dunn said he felt it is well documented that a boat launch would be detrimental to the lake. He said the City Council has let the residents down and urged them to move forward and to stick to what has been documented. Mayor Reinert explained that it is difficult to deal with a concern with two (2) conflicting opinions. He noted that the City is already involved in about a dozen lawsuits and would like to avoid another. Mayor Reinert noted that emotions are very high and it is unfortunate that the alleged situation occurred in March. He explained that according to due process of law, everyone is deemed not guilty until proven otherwise and to act any differently would not be in the best interest of anyone. PAGE 4 1 07