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235..E Mr, L'Allier moved that the Park Board purchase a new flag at Sunrise Park. Seconded by W. Cardinal.. Carried unanimously. W. L'Allier moved that the Village authorize Gunder Gunderson to raise and lower the IIIflag at Lino Park, also to keep the flag at his house. Seconded by W. Bohjanen. Carried. Pete Scherer inquired whether building of a new Village Hall would be on the Nov. ballot. It was suggested that we needed a minimum of 10 acres located on a good road. W. Cardinal made a motion to adjourn at 10:44 Al, seconded by W. Rosengren. Carried. Minutes approved Meeting of August 13, 1967. �s �. Deputy Clerk A Special Meeting of the Lino Lakes Village Council was held on Monday, August 7, 1967, at the Village Hall, called to order at 8:25 PM by Ralph L'Allier, Chairman. W. L'Allier explained that attempts to contact W. Ross and W. Bohjanen prior to the meeting were unsuccessful due to both being on vacation. According to Ord. No. 20, Rule 24, the three Councilmen present, W. L'Allier, W. Rosengren and W. Cardinal, signed an affidavit waiving posting of special notice of the meeting. Mr. L'Allier said that he had met with the Herbert Millers on Sat., Aug. 5, for the purpose of discussing the possibilities of the Village purchasing their land for a Village park. Previously they had indicated that the selling price would be $500 per acre at 4% interest; however, their attorney advised them that they should receive a minimum of 7% interest. Further, they stated that they had a buyer willing to pay $600 IIIper acre cash and they wanted a definite answer from the Village by Monday evening, Aug. 7. They discussed the advantages of selling laid to the Village rather than to an individual -- increased property value, tax -free interest, no capital gains, etc. The. Millers said they were no longer willing to sell at $500 per acre; however, if. the Village would pay $600 per acre at 7%, they would rather sell to the Village. W. L'Allier informed them that we would have a special meeting and contact them Monday eve. The purpose of the meeting therefore was to determine the intent of the Council. Discussion followed. Mr. Rosengren stated that lakeshore was worth more and that Resh- anau Lake was the only good lake in Lino Lakes not controlled by the St. Paul Water Dept. Also no other park sites had been proposed. Many other pros and cons were discussed. Mr. L'Allier said he did not wish details of the meeting to be released to the newspapers until the absent members had been informed of the proceedings. Mr. George Gotwald was called in to give his opinion of the property. He stated that it would cost the Village approximately $4800-$5000 to clean the silt and bulrushes from the swimming area and to deposit it on the low land for use as a parking area. He also explained other work that would need to be done and outlined potential uses for the land. Mr. Gotwald said that it was feasible to construct a beach without expending too much money as there are no special engineering problems involved. W. Gotwald also indicated that a certificate of survey from the seller was necessary before purchase was made. It was the consensus of the members present that $600 per acre at 7% was too high for IIIthe Village to pay for the land owned by W. & Mrs. Miller. W. Rosengren made a motion that the Village offer the Millers $500 per acre at 5%, with $2000 down, payments to be arranged, the seller providing certificates of survey for the land to be designated for multi purpose use. Seconded by W. Cardinal. Ayes by Mr. Cardinal and W. Rosengren. W. L'Allier stated that he felt that $500 per acre was too much, but maybe it was worth it in long -range terms. He felt that the absent members