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Mr. Mayor, City Council, and Park Commission, <br /> I am writing to let you know that we strongly oppose the <br />proposed walking path around Sunfish Lake. We have live at <br />14851 Sunfish Lake Blvd for 8 years and enjoy the privacy and <br />beauty of the area. <br /> We~are especially opposed to the detrimental effect a path <br />completely surrounding the lake will have on the waterfowl <br />and Other wildlife that use this area to live, and depend on <br />the brush and marshy area of the shoreline for cover, food <br />and nesting places. This area around Sunfish Lake is one of <br />the ~ast wilderness areas of the city, especially as more and <br />more developements are crowded in at an amazing rate and the <br />wildlife is being pushed into a smaller and smaller area. An <br />8 to ~10 foot wide path around the lake would completely de- <br />stroy hundreds of feet of living space these animals need. <br />We feel that one of Ramsey's many attributes is areas like <br />these that help perpetuate the wildlife and these areas must <br />be protected! Does the human population have the right to <br />enjoy all this for themselves without regard to what it would <br />do tO hundreds of animals? <br /> W~ feel that Ramsey already has many nice parks and paths <br />in t~e works. However, we have noticed that the maintenance <br />of t~e existing parks is alzeady lacking. It was brought to <br />our ~ttention last summer how much work Central Park alone <br />needed as far as repair of baseball fences and maintenance of <br />the grass. We don't feel that more parks and paths should be <br />develbped until the existing ones are well maintained. <br /> Another concern is the lack of police coverage there would <br />be in! the evening hours when these paths would be the <br />busiest. Will we have our property vandalized or our pets <br />harralssed? This path would be in our backyard. Are there <br />not any other areas where more paths and parks could be made <br />that do not involve private property with existing homes on <br />them? <br /> Wel have tolerated the presence of the landfill directly <br />across from us as long as we have lived here. Although it is <br />closed now, it will be there forever and the worry of poten- <br />tial environmental problems are always present. Please do <br />not ask us to also sacrifice our backyard for this walking <br />path. <br /> Please take all of these concerns of ours into consider- <br />ation. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br />