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Mounds View City Council Page Five •uiar Meeting May 10, 1993 Orduno stated there are no other Regional Senior Centers in the area. Fridley is using a remodeled school as a Senior Center. Most cities have community centers that include a senior center. Julie Trude stated that she can't justify an $87, 00 expenditure for 1700 seniors to use. This will cost approximately $50 per senior and if there aren't that many interested seniors. Mayor Linke stated that the percentage was higher when Edgewood was open as a senior center, now many of those go to Shoreview. Mayor Linke further stated that when the random survey of 500 people was conducted, Mounds View had the highest percentage of seniors who would use the Center of all four cities (81%) . Julie Trude asked if a postcard could be sent to the seniors in Mounds View asking how many would use the center. Ms. Trude stated that she would feel much better as a taxpayer supporting something that the seniors of Mounds View would use rather than a Center Fridley seniors would use but Mounds View would subsidize. Out of 100 seniors surveyed for each city the percentages were as follows: New Brighton 67% for, 20% opposed; Spring Lake Park 1% for • and Mounds View 81% strongly favored and 11% opposed. • • Julie Trude stated that she doesn't want to begrudge the seniors, but will be asking in the near future if something similar could not be arranged for the teens in the City. Trude stated that there is a lot of vandalism in the City and there area lot of 10 - 15 year old home with no supervision and maybe this, would be a way of directing their energy level. Ms. Trude stated she is neither for or against the senior center. Arthur Schwadeke, 2661 Lake Court. Circle, stated that he strongly opposes the senior center and is embarrassed that this is being discussed. Mr. Schwadeke stated that it is his own fault if he didn't learn through the years to get involved in recreational things. Mr. Schwadeke stated that his friends are also not in favor of the center and that he nor any of the friends he has were contacted when the 100 seniors were called for the survey. Mr. Schwadeke stated that, in his opinion, there is a small number of greedy people who want to get their fair share. Mr. Schwadeke stated that the money could be spent far better for the youth or teenagers of Mounds View. Again, Mr. Schwadeke stated that he did not mind the City spending his tax money wisely, but he stated he does not think this is a wise expenditure. . Duane McCarty, 8060 Long Lake Road, stated that he had gone through the consultants' study, the presentation material and original information • sheet and finds three different recommendations and three different sets of figures. Mr. McCarty stated, that in his opinion, the consultant's