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1 1 COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 26, 1993 was a lot of taxpayers money going into places in Lino Lakes that are not going into the same places in other cities. This problem should be a greater concern that the small problem of a boat launch. Mr. Schaefer did not have any written comments and said he was comfortable with the recordings of the meeting. Mark Walmsley, 6968 Black Duck Drive - Mr. Walmsley explained that he has been before the City Council before to question the motives of the City Council for denying him basic rights as a lakeshore owner. He said Mayor Reinert's private response to him was that Mr. Walmsley did not understand the history of this issue. Mr. Walmsley told how he sees the issue. He began narrative at a time before the Reshanau Park Estates development was constructed and explained that the vacant land was used by the neighborhood as if it were their own private park. As the area was developed, the area became inaccessible to the neighborhood. The new neighbors used the lake just like everybody else. The developer worked closely with the land owner to develop a neighborhood of which the City could be proud. When plans were presented at a public hearing, Mr. Uhde was instructed to strict plans for an entrance monument, cobble stone streets and a boat marina from the preliminary plat. Mr. Walmsley said that the developer had expected that the neighbors would not appreciate him developing the area which had been like a private park to them. However, he did not expect that the neighbors would try to deny lake access from the outlots. The City did not try to pass ordinances at that time to outlaw the use of the outlots for a boat launch or change any other ordinance affecting the outlots. If the City had clearly changed ordinances so that boat access right had been lost on the outlots, the landowners should have been compensated. Mr. Walmsley continued saying that the lake shoreresidents left the public hearing feeling that they had the power to deny the developer some basic rights, rights the lakeshore residents have long enjoyed. The developers continued to develop the land and the outlots and a seller's market was created. Buyer's paid more for these lots than for any lot around the lake. However, the homeowners on the lake continued to be unhappy with the development in an area that they had been treating as their own park. Also many officials of the City live on the lake and have a vested interest in keeping boat access rights from the Reshanau Park Estates Homeowner's Association. The pressure on them is immense and the lakeshore owners continue to be unhappy with the development and do not want to share the lake. There is already one common lot and some lakeshore owners have spoken clearly on the matter. He felt it was unfair to suggest that the developer PAGE 12 143