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r -3- Larry Hamer presented the June 6th recommendations which Karen Karkula, Committee member, said were reached through compromise. The notice of the hearing from Jim Fornell which was sent to residents in the area of the pond, was read. Opposing the planned improvements was Les Broich-, caretaker- of Lake- hill Apartments, 3804 Highcrest Road, who objected to the benches and the anticipated .increase in foot and .bicycle traffic and, particularly, to the plantings which he was certain: would cut..off the view of the pond from his apartment complex. Also opposing the improvements were Carmen Dobrzynski, 3529 - 37th Avenue N.E . and Hilly Getman, 3523 - 37th Avenue N.E. , both of Fosston Townhouse. Corporation. They stated that the person representing their- complex: had not con- tacted all 19 of the homeowners at Fosston .and therefore did- not rightfully represent them. Ms. . Dobrzynski. wanted all accesses to the pond, except that at the St. Anthony Millwork. -fenced off to keep marijuana smoking- youths out and the area left in its natural state. She disputed calling the pond a lake, saying "it' s no-more than a runoff" . She saw the project as nothing more than .a waste of City, State and Federal monies, insisting -"if the bridge is put in, it will lead walkers and bicyclists right over the backyards of New Brighton homeowners" . Ms. Getman said she doesn't go to Mirror Lake .herself but has heard from residents of other areas which ..border city parks that "making any improvements will just encourage every undesirable to go down there" . She added, however, that 'Ithe . letter from Mr. Fornell had been the best information we have ever received from the City" . Mr. Broich agreed that "though the pathway might be on City land, there are very few accesses to it that don't approach the pond over private property" . He insisted "you don't need people to make .- wildlife better" . He wanted no plantings and only the lake cleaned up. Councilman Sundland said he could support substituting seeding for the existing woodchips and maintenance of the City-owned pathway but could not support the benches and was skeptical of shrub and tree plantings. Dr. Leo. Zaworski, . of the Townhomes of St. Anthony, said the homeowners association of .which he is President, had taken a vote on the beauti- fication proposals at a recent meeting and had indicated. in that vote the townhomes residents' concern that the traffic.- around the pond will be increased and the benches will attract an element of un- desirables. Annette Kezbers of the same complex said she understood the Ad Hoc Committee members had .recognized a threat to residence safety in' their deliberations with the use of the police reserves suggested by the Public Works Director for patrolling the area-. She agreed with Mr. Broich that the "area should be left alone- and only the lake cleaned up" .