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that each City Council authorize the expenditure of $1000 over the three year term of the DNR goose control program, or $333 per year for three years , payable to the DNR to apply towards their costs in this program. The Silver Lake Residents ' Association commits to pay their 1/3 share , or $1000 at X333 per year for three years , to either the DNR or the City Councils as is deemed appropriate. Time is of the essence as the DNR is going to commence their work on this program very soon. Please consider this request at your next Council meeting, which we understand is April 11th for Columbia Heights and April 12th for St Anthony. We appologise for not giving more lead time , however we aeeriar.not aware of the DNR' s plan for this early start until just now. Tnahk you: Very truly yours , Silver Lake Residents ' Assn. CC : by Elaine E. Mikkelson, Pres . Department of Natural Resources 2601 Silver Lane N.E. Mr. Roger Johnson St Anthony, Minnesota 55421 Salvation Army Camp. 781-8229 - I„%, .-Thb DNR has been removing. = - In mid August,Silver La�Ce res-,. ease"frorii the metro area tom - g - - - �ber- idents requested action from Col : outstate areas for several years e=.�.�:L•� �� _ _ - 5, �- umbia-H6ig'�hts officials against. with. some success during. the lake's large goose popula f? annual ioyr dup,the DNR's� tion. Wildl(fe,oft"icials,estima!e!; 'JoFinson.said fir ear�June t betweent and 100 Canada geese `roundup captures flightless geese,- z --Hest nightlybn Silver"I.akeF:_�.�, :. young birds who.haven't learn s "The residents want us to re`s "•ed to fly.or geese who have i d " . locate h birds,.",sid.R ai oiert ed he said:_ :�: •.. _: —4... Bocwinski,.city mariageG;','We're,: yr:Th�s year,more than 1,000 geese still trying to get more informs= were relocated, up from about n (from:the DNR) and_come 750 in 1986 Lup_witfi a few altemate ideas."N i tr. After the roundup,adult birds; Silver Lake's large gdose pop :are given to the state of Okla lulation caused Columbia Heights`; homa,which frades wild turkeys ` &w to close Silver Lake Beach s c for the geese in the spring Johnson� :- -•erW times during-tile:summer; said.Young geese are taken to. . said John Tggas,director of riec' the Carlos Avery.Wildlife Manage reation and community services.- ment Area,and later relocated to. 1 "We have a gaggle.of geese,"; other areas throughout the state_ per Lake serves as home to many Canada geese.,The birds'droppings:= Tiggas said.' caused a IotJ while still flightless,he said.-:`:- i feathers pose potential health hazards and forced ctty oinua►s to close Of problems and at times made: It is important to relocate geese ,er Lake Beach several times this summer..The geese pictured were-,* .; the'.beach look-unsightly'`T_h i= before they learn to fly,Johnson king for food at the Sllvei Lake boat launch near 41st and Stinson last=' egg`a(sq:haV@`an,effect on"' said.As migratory birds,geese A.(Photo by Tim Fuehier)==tom . ;�_��ti; g . ... 9 ry tend to call the lake where they .. .r Water quality_ ' ti.. It s evident the problem is '"jeamed to fly "home, going to have:to be addressed= z_. S.. on a statewide basis,"Boo wiriski and return to that lake year after said: c' ='�i �%r"� "=�:'r:�; year.Many geese on metro-area. __ _ -- _..r _-- lakes may be fifth and sixth gen. eration.residents..---. -.ter;�_•.