HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981 05-14 Ban on boat gas motors pending DISPATCH Ban on boat gas motors pending
By Mike Barrett �
Acould eventually be very vola-
Staff Writer Maplewood tile, particularly with those folks
Y who presently live on the lake
A proposal to ban boat gas and own a motor boat,"he said.
motors on Carver Lake in Maple- According to state law, when a Nevertheless, Lacina noted
wood and Woodbury is before the lake is in more than one city, that the proposed ban has
Maplewood City Council. then both cities must agree to received strong support from
`� Recently, the Woodbury City rules governing the lake. two major landowners on the
Council approved the proposed Woodbury would allow only north side of the lake.
ban and sent a copy of the pro- canoes, sailboats, boats powered The Woodbury proposal also
posal to Maplewood officials for by electric motors or non-motor- would ban planes from flying
their approval. ized craft on the lake. low over the lake or landing on
In a letter to Maplewood offi- the lake unless an emergency oc-
Instead of approving,rejecting cials, Woodbury Administrator curred. Violations could result in
or modifying the proposal, James Lacina stated, "Carver a$500 fine or 90 days in jail.
though, the Maplewood City Lake . . . is not large enough to If the two councils agree on
Council last week mailed a copy support a high concentration of details of the ban, then the pro-
of its lake rules to Woodbury of- gasoline powered engines." posal would go to the state De-
ficials for their review. partment of Natural Resources
The proposal also is an at- for approval.
Maplewood's ordinance al-
ready governs the small part of tempt to protect water quality, Carver lies on the west central
Carver Lake within Maplewood Lacina sal border of Woodbury and the east
city limits. "I recognize that the issue border of Maplewood_