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Request a final determination on naming an unnamed waterbody in Mound
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WHEREAS:
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WHEREAS, petitioners submitted a valid petition, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 83A.05, seeking to name the dredged cove off Harrison Bay (Lake Minnetonka) in Mound "Golds Cove;" and
WHEREAS, the Ecological and Water Resources Division of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reports that there is no other body of water in the state named "Golds Cove;" and
WHEREAS, all testimony presented at the public hearing was in favor of establishing "Golds Cove" as the name of the currently unnamed body of water, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources indicated that "Golds Cove" is an "acceptable name."
Resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that after following the process outlined in Minnesota Statutes Sections 83A.05 to .07, including a public hearing and approval from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners determines the name of the dredged cove off Harrison Bay (Lake Minnetonka) in Mound to be "Golds Cove;" and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners directs the County Auditor to communicate this resolution to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and to take any other administrative steps necessary to finalize the above-referenced name for the cove.
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Background:
Voters in Hennepin County (confirmed by Hennepin County Elections) brought a petition to name the unnamed cove off Harrison Bay (Lake Minnetonka) in Mound "Golds Cove," a name which commemorates Meyer "Mike" and Sylvia Gold (both deceased), the grandparents of the current property owners. The Golds owned the land that was dredged to create the cove.
Pursuant to Minn. Stat. ?? 83A.05-.07, county boards have authority to name a "lake, river, stream, or other body of water" with the approval of the Commissioner of Natural Resources, so long as the name is not a duplicate of an exist...
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