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. , <br /> . <br /> r iparksaIlorr�rirr �► e � <br /> . Wv thdr � w..4,4,,;,„,..,4,e„,. in, . ou , dView <br /> w <br /> *4•10,44.00.... ...„. h�rn..r 'Wry+ � ,:,r..W.. .a„. _„w- <br /> By,TIM FUEHRER kills the measure,but the Issue will likKl `►' measure i1'Zlnie to'bevBbiotil*•i118'dtY'o <br /> Staff Writer surface again. annual Festival in the Park in mid-July. <br /> Ordinance 391 would have allowed nun- But problems arose and the measure was <br /> Residents came ready fora battle at the intoxicating beverages and malt tabled. <br /> Mounds View City Council's Oct. 14 beverages in excess of 3.2 percent alcohol THE ORDINANCE'S language was <br /> session over the issue of beer in city by weight to be consumed, displayed or vague, prompting Council Member <br /> parks. They didn't get one. possessed in Silverview and City Hall Phyllis Blanchard to comment, "This <br /> surprise move, the council rks. <br /> ordinance has loopholes big enough to <br /> In a Pa a beer truck through <br /> removed Ordinance 391 from the table In May, the council approved the first drivepublic sentiment was also against the' <br /> and denied its second reading.Vote on the reading of the proposed ordinance on a 4-0 proposedmeasure. The council received <br /> matter was.4-0. The action effectively vole.City officials had hoped to Pass the mancals,letters and petitions opposing <br /> the new ordinance. <br /> According to Council Member Sue <br /> Hankner,"The city probably expected us <br /> to vote in favor of the ordinance.Not one <br /> person in favor of it bas come forward to <br /> speak on its behalf. We went with the <br /> majority of the opinions heard." <br /> In a prepared statement, Mayor Jerry <br /> Linke outlined the idea behind the or- <br /> dinance and reasons for its denial.Linke's <br /> statement said the current ordinance <br /> banning alcohol in the parks was passed <br /> 1110 four years ago without public input. <br /> The current council felt any further <br /> changes needed to be aired in public,"the <br /> statement read."It was during this time I <br /> received many more calls and comments <br /> opposed to the new ordinance changes <br /> than in favor of them." <br /> MAYOR LINKE said he thought the <br /> ordinance should have been adopted to <br /> regulate beer consumption in city parks, <br /> rather than to ignore the problem. <br /> Enforcement of the beer-ban in the <br /> parks is not high on the police depart- <br /> ' ment's priorities.Linke said be voted with <br /> the majority of the city residents' <br /> opinions in mind. <br /> "I believe that these changes were <br /> warranted," his statement said. "I was , <br /> elected to represent the citizens of <br /> Mounds View and not to vote my personal <br /> views. Therefore, I voted to deny the <br /> second reading of this ordinance change." <br /> In other action, the council • <br /> unanimously approved a resolution of <br /> appreciation to Melody Carlson fur ser- . <br />. vice rendered to the Festivities Com- <br /> mission. • <br /> Carlson's resignation became <br /> necessary after she moved to New <br /> Brighton. She served a year on the <br /> commission. <br /> 0 In a related matter, the council ap- <br /> proved the appointment of Don Hodges <br /> and Jerry Blanchard to the Festivities <br /> Commission. Hodges and Blanchard are <br /> members of the Mounds View Lions Club, <br /> an organization interested in wonting <br /> with the city's various commissions. <br />