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` Mounds View City Council <br />Regular Meeting <br />---------------------------------- <br />• Councilmember Wuori stated if the <br />recognition, it would be better to <br />people doing the work, and make it <br />licity campaign and not just a one <br />park. <br />June 11, 1990 <br />Page Eleven <br />------------------------------------- <br />Lion's Club needs <br />show pictures of <br />an on-going pub- <br />time sign in the <br />Mr. Stuart stated they do not get enough recognition <br />that way. They have had a lot of publicity in the <br />newspapers, but not that many have seen it. He <br />noted this would be for the betterment of the <br />community, to be able to get new members to keep <br />the work going in the community. <br />Councilmember Blanchard stated that if recognition <br />is needed, a plaque should cover it, with the <br />name, emblem, and so forth, and she. questioned why <br />that isn't enough. <br />Mr. Stuart replied not many will see it, but if <br />their name was on the sign at the entrance to the <br />park, it would be much more visible. <br />Councilmember Mathiowetz stated that for all the <br />years when the park was first created until it <br />formally became Lakeside Park: the name wasn't <br />• that important, and he questioned why it has become <br />so important now, and what would be so terrible <br />with changing the name. He stated he agrees the <br />Lion's Club did not start or build the park, but <br />they did enhance it. He stated the Lion's Club <br />has donated funds and effort again this year to <br />enhance the park, and are now working on the ball- <br />field. He stated just because they weren't there <br />at the front end they should not be penalized at <br />this time. He also stated he feels there is an <br />aversion to the name. He is a member of the Spring <br />Lake Park Lion's Club and understands the importance <br />of getting the name out. He feels the Councils <br />are making too strong an issue out of this, and <br />there should be a sign at the entrance giving credit <br />to the Spring Lake Park Lion's Club for improvements <br />made to the park. He added he does not have a <br />problem with adding the Lion's name to the name of <br />the park. <br />Mayor~rWells stated he had heard both sides of the <br />issue and could support much of what Councilmember <br />Mathiowetz had said. He agreed there is a lot of <br />history in the park but he did not know how either <br />city would have come up with the money for the <br />improvements that have been done to the park. He <br />. pointed put the Lion's Club is willing to fill the <br />gap and he feels the name addition would be a <br />commitment from the Lion's Club for many years <br />down the road, and he very much supports the addi- <br />