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-z- Having heacd Don speak before I knew of his s[rong belief in ci[izen input. His session was excellent as expected and I have a comple[e synopsis of his talk in my office. The main point of his presenta[ion was [ha[ if yau are going ro allow for citizen inpuq be prepared m accept their decision even if you migh[ disagree. Nothing can hurt you more than opening up the doors of ci[izen inpu[ and [hen doing SC your way in spi[e of wha[ they said. l.hen we ge[ into developing our comprehensive plan, his repore should be� manda[ory reading for all of us involved. The eveningbanquetwas highligh[ed by the gues[ speakez Naxlan Hansen, Profesaor and Direc[or of Con[inuing Education, U of M. His [alk en[icled, "A Lifeiime of Changes - h Light Heareed Look at our Co�on Sourney From Infancy ro Agency". His talk was in my opinion [he conference highlighc as he spokP m the need for inter-agency cooperation and development wi[h increased servicea withouC duplicatlon as the end result. The final geceral session on Thursday was headed by Hazel Aeinhardq 5[ate Demographer who shared the 5[ates latesc Hgures on populatron grow[h pa[tern. The remainder of [he mornivg was spent in individual workshops and I at[ended one enti[led, °Changing Leisure Pat[ern", wi[h [wo gues[ speakers, Sohn Schultz, Chairman of [he Depaztment of Parks and Aecrea[ion Administra[ion, U of M and Steven Ruud, Social Plannez for [he Un:[ed Way of Miuneapolis. Ix vas in tMs diacussion gmup vhere the livelies[ and most controversial wrds were apoken. Among the stateventa were: i. Aecrea[ioo is hecoming more and more anti-social as people build tackyard swi�ing pools, pucchase billiard [ables and drive away [o cabina far, far away. 2. The neighborhood parks are desgined for the 7-15 year old male. 3. Programe must reach ou[ to where people are 5 yeara frov now, not vhere they are at today. 4. One of [he major roles of a municipality is [o encourage outside "priva[e" recreation reaourcee ro[heir commvnity rather [han attempt to be the pavacea of all thetr ci[iea recrea[ion ills. The luncheon aeasion was delightful although qui[e scary as our guest speaker John 5. Hoyt Jr., Deputy Direc[or of Central Solar Energy Research shared hia feelings on [he fu[ure. WOWI 1. 10 yeare from now we won'[ be able [o get on a freeway wi[h less than 4 passengers. 2. O�r na[utal resources will never dry up; we will jus[ reach a polnt vhere we have te expend more energy to ge[ the raw meterials than the me[eriala can offer. 3. I[ Se cheaper and more efficient today to heat your house with eolar collec[ion parels.