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Mounds View City Council September 27, 2004 <br />Regular Meeting Page 3 <br />• Council Member Quick stated that it hadn't been built correctly, and that they had went after the <br />contractors to get things done correctly. <br />Mr. Marone asked if they hadn't received the legal fees on top of the money they were asking for. <br />Mayor Linke stated that there were extenuating circumstances that negated a lot of their claims. <br />Mr. Marone asked why they didn't put it on the ballot and ask the people what they want to do <br />with it. <br />Council Member Quick said that was his idea exactly. <br />Mayor Linke stated he had been pushing for a phone survey. <br />Council Member Quick stated that his idea had been shot down by the Council. <br />Council Member Quick stated that there is about 70 acres of the property that they had received <br />from the Department of Transportation, and that there was a caveat that stated it had to be used <br />for public purpose. He stated they have asked the Governor's office to make an administrative <br />ruling, and they've also sent that question to the Attorney General's Office. He stated that this <br />was done legislatively, and that he didn't know whether the Governor could take off something <br />that the legislature had put on. He stated that the golf course issue will be looked at on October <br />• 4tn <br />Mayor Linke stated that right now they've spent about $90,000 on this so far. <br />Mr. Marone stated they should turn the parcel into a park and build houses around it, and at least <br />that way they would make the money back and pay for the bond. <br />Mayor Linke stated that they are all trying to work towards the same end; to do the best thing <br />they can for the City. He stated that this cannot be done until all the information has been <br />received. <br />Council Member Quick stated he had run into a situation with a bridge where a lot of money had <br />been spent, and then the newly elected officials had killed the item, and a lot of money had went <br />down the tubes. He stated that he had learned to ask a lot of questions a long time ago. He stated <br />he is probably the most pro tax base person here. He stated they could have put in some high-end <br />condos down in the southwest corner of the city, and they could have gotten ten times the taxes <br />from it. He stated that they would have had to have condemned some properties to do it. He <br />stated that they don't have any high-end condos available in the area. <br />Council Member Many stated that they would have had to have condemned 15 to 18 different <br />properties, and he hadn't agreed with that. <br />C7 <br />