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-Z- Having heard Doa speak trefore I knew of h1e strong belief in.citizan input. .�� Hia eession was excellent as expected and I have e comple[e eynopaie of his �� [alk in my office. The main polnt of hie presentation was that if you.era - � � going to nllow for citizen input, be prepared to accept their.decieion�even �� if you might disagree. Nothing can hurt you more than opening up the doors of citizen input and then doing it your way in epite of what they eaid. When ve get into developing our comprehensive plan, his report ahould be mendatory reading foz all of us inwlved. The eveningbanquetwea highlighted by che gueat apeakex Harlan Haneen, Profeasor and Director of Contlnuing Education, U of M. Nie talk entitled, "A Lifetime of Changes - A Light Hearted Look at our Common Journey From Infancy to Agency". Aie talk wae in my opinion the conference highlight as he spoke to the need for inter-agency cooperation and development with Sncreased servicea without duplication as [he end result. The final general eeeeion on Thureday was headed by Hazel Reinhardt, State Demographer who ehared the S[atee lateet figures on population gcowth pattern. The remeinder of tha morning wae apent in individual workehope and I attanded one entltled, "Changing Leisure Fzttern", with two gueet speakere, John Schultz, Chairman of the Departmant of Parke and Reareation Administntion, U of M and Steven Ruud, Social Planner for the United Way of Minneapolie. It was in this discuseion group where the livelieat and most contmvecefal words were epoken. Among the statemen[e wzre: '�� 1. Recreation ia becoming more and more anti-social as people build backyard swi�ing pools, purchase billiard tables and drive away to cabins far, far away. 2. The neighborhood parks are desgined for [he 7-15 year old male. 3. Programs must reach out to where people ace 5 years from now, no[ where they are at [oday. 4. One of the major rolea of a municipality is to encourage outaide "private" recrnation reaourcee to their co�unity rether than attempt to be the panacea of all their cities recreation ills. The luncheon session was delightful although quite scary as our gueat epeaker John S. Hoyt Jr., Deputy Director of Central Solar Hnergy Research shared hie feelings on the fu[ure. WOW! 1. 10 years from now we won't be able to get on a freevay with lesa than 4 passengers. 2. Our natural resources will never dry up; we will jus[ reach a point vhere we have to expend more energy to get the raw materials than the materials can offer. 3. It is cheaper and anre efficien[ [oday to heat your houae with solar collection panels.