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SILVER FAKE RESIDENTS' ASSN. <br /> Honorable Mayors and City Councils of April 7 , 1988 <br /> St Anthony and Columbia Heights <br /> Re : Minnesota Department of <br /> Natural Resources (DNR) <br /> Program for Goose Control. <br /> Dear Mayors and Council Members : <br /> Please accept this communication as a request for immediate action <br /> authorizing participation in a DNR program for goose control on Silver <br /> Lake. <br /> The Silver Lake Residents ' Association has just recently been made <br /> aware that the DNR will be undertaking a three year program of goose <br /> control involving a number of lakes and ponds in the north surburban <br /> areas of Anoka, Hennepin and Ramsey counties. <br /> Mr. Roger Johnson, Regional Wildlife Manager for the DNR has indicated <br /> that their program involves -removing approximately 2000 geese from the <br /> total goose population in the involved area during this year and to <br /> continue their program over a three year period, in such numbers as they <br /> deem appropriate. <br /> The members of the Silver Lake Residents ' Assn have been polled and , <br /> while there is not unanimous agreement , by far the great majority- favors <br /> this program of the DNR and further agree to an additional Association <br /> assessment of $20 each to cover 113 of the stated DNR allocation of $30.0 0 <br /> to include Silver Lake in their program over the three year period. <br /> The Salvation Army has also been contacted ( Mr. Dale Westberg, <br /> 'Director) and they are in agreement with this DNR program of, goose <br /> control. <br /> The DNR has established a list of lakes and areas included in this <br /> three year program. Silver Lake is not on this list because the DNR can <br /> only respond to requests from Municipalities or Governmental Units and <br /> no such requests have been received from either Columbia Heights or St <br /> Anthony. <br /> The DNR has informed us that the proporiac ate share of their costs <br /> of this program which would be allocated to Silver Lake is $3000 over <br /> the three year term of the program. <br /> The request is hereby made that the City Councils of both St. Anthony <br /> and Columbia Heights ado t resolutions directed to the DNR , requesting <br /> that Silver Lake be adde� to their goose control program; and further <br />