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