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1 except to burn it. He confirmed that the printers like the newspaper 2 plants had no use for recycled paper. 03 Mayor Sundland commented that he had always been concerned about the 4 "rush to judgment" about recycling at the same time he recognized how 5 unpopular a landfill anywhere near St. Anthony would be. He indicated 6 he had expressed the concern that "there better be an assurance of a 7 market for recyclables before that type of program is initiated" when 8 he served on the task force with several Hennepin County Commissioners. 9 Search for Other St. Anthony Cities .Reaches Councilmember Makowske 10 The Councilmember reported getting a phone call from Marjory Jeffries 11 an employee of .St. Anthony, Indiana, a community of 350 residents who 12 will be celebrating its centennial in September and is looking for 13 other cities with the same name. Copies of Councilmember. Makowske's 14 letter to Ms. Jeffries had been furnished to the other Councilmembers 15 and she indicated that as a member of the St. Anthony Historical 16 Committee she would be looking for more historical information and 17 materials to transmit to the Indiana city. 18 Shopping Center Representatives Explain Exclusive Use of Texas Sigh 19 Installers 20 Councilmember Makowske reported meeting Joe DiSanto, the New York 21 representative of the St. Anthony Shopping Center owners who was in town 2 to supervise the installation of new signage on the center buildings. She said this gave her the opportunity to get an answer to questions 4 some residents had raised with her regarding why local crews weren't 25 used for the project. The Councilmember said Mr. DiSanto had explained 26 that the special grooving system on the signs is patented by a Texas 27 firm who allows installation only by their own crews. Councilmember 28 Makowske reported telling Mr. DiSanto she thought the new signage was * 29 really improving the appearance of the shopping center. She said the 30 center owner representative had indicated there would be a "Grand 31 Opening Celebration" at the center sometime in June to commemorate the 32 "new look" . 33 Council Concurs With Feasibility Study of Drainage Into Silver Lake 34 Councilmember Enrooth indicated that he perceived that questions about 35 whether drainage through Apache storm sewers was the primary cause of 36 excess vegetation on Silver Lake weren't going to go away without some 37 concrete answers from the City. He said the Public Works Director was 38 recommending a feasibility study be done which would give the City some 39 idea of the City's influence on the problem and propose some 40 diversionary possibilities if its proved that storm runoff and not 41 excess nutrients from residential lawn care methods is a major factor 42 in the problem. There was Council agreement that Mr. Hamer should find 43 out if any of the studies of the lake done by the Rice Creek Watershed 44 District covered any of the data the City would be looking for and then 45 take bids to gather at least the preliminary figures related to the • 8