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Mounds View City Council June 11, 1990 Regular Meeting Page Eight recognition for what they have done, but they are nowII/ experiencing difficulties in getting new members because people do not know what the Lion ' s organization is all about. The international organization has agreed they need to get recognition. He noted the Lion' s Club is a very community minded organization, where the community comes first, then they go outside to support needs elsewhere. Mr. Stuart noted that many of the things the Lion 's Club does cannot have a name put on it, but something like Lakeside Park would be good name recognition. He clarified they are not asking to take over the park, and they do not want to take it over, they just want some recognition there. He also thanked those in the past who have worked on the park. Mr. Stuart stated he felt some type of recognition should be put up in the park, giving credit to all who have worked on it. Additional work toward completion of what the Lion's Club is doing at the park will begin soon, to include the ballpark, pathway, seating, etc. They also hope to put up a fishing dock at some point in the future. He noted the Lion ' s Club has give over $235,000 to the park in the past few years, and that amount will soon be close to $250, 000. Bob Helseth, 7666 Knollwood Drive, questioned if they . want to put their name on top. Mr. Stuart replied they want in some manner to insert the name Lion' s, whether it would read Lakeside Lion's Park or Lion' s Lakeside Park. Mr. Helseth suggested putting the name on the side, on a plaque or something else, and not including it in the parks name. Mayor Wells questioned if Mr. Helseth had an objection to having the name included in the park name. Mr. Helseth replied he does, as he feels the Lion's are pushing the older people who worked on the park aside. Mayor Wells suggested some type of listing of all the people who contributed to the park, thereby also giving recognition to those who started the park. Mr. Helseth noted there would be many people to list. He further stated he does not want to see the Lion's name associated with the park name, pointing out that neither Mounds View nor Spring Lake Park have included their names.