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Mound council hears LMCD rep on wake‑boat impacts; majority favors waiting for more data
Summary
LMCD representative Ben Brandt summarized a University of Minnesota St. Anthony Falls phase‑2 study and outlined options including bay‑specific quiet‑water designations; council members expressed mixed views and a majority favored staying neutral until more data or a state rule emerges.
MOUND — The city heard a presentation Feb. 10 from Ben Brandt, the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD) representative, about wake‑producing boats and their effects on the lake’s shoreline and bottom. Brandt summarized a University of Minnesota St. Anthony Falls phase‑2 study and described LMCD options, from lakewide setbacks to bay‑specific quiet‑water designations.
"Wakes produced by wake sport boats can reach a depth of 20 feet" and may take roughly 500 feet to dissipate, Brandt told the council, citing phase‑2 study…
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