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• down to the lake with the permission of the City Council which sat at that time over eleven years ago and added her complaints regarding damage to her landscaping and other property as well as to the wildlife in the area by the uncontrolled dogs and children in addition to the annoyance from motorcyclists, etc. She then questioned Councilman Haik 's interest in having the area developed as a park area in face of the opposition from residents and city officials of New Brighton over the past two years. When Councilman Haik later responded to her query, she said she felt she was fulfilling her responsibility as a councilman to the community as a whole to see that every natural resource is developed for the use of St. Anthony residents and said the lack of funding had prevented her from pursuing the effort in the past. The petition from the Mirror Lake residents for extending the pathway and the availability of CETA funds for the project had renewed her interest in preserving this area as a recreational development since it was one of the few open spaces which could be developed for the use of City residents. Mayor Miedtke defended her premise that the situations on Silver Lake where she lives and Mirror Lake are not similar since the property owners own all the land past the lakeshore at Silver Lake and there is no city owned property around that lake which could be developed as a pathway. However, she noted that residents on Silver Lake recognize the lake as public property and told of her personal efforts to work with Columbia Heights to enhance the use of the lake by residents of both cities . Mr. Van Tassel added to his previous objections to the pathway telling • of the instability of the hilly incline on City property in front of his home which he said he has tried to shore up with the clay he had removed when he built his swimming pool. He answered Mr. Dulgar's complaint later that evening that he had not kept his agreement to sod to the lake which had been a condition of the permission from the City to dump his extra dirt or seed by saying he had begun the project within the last week. Mr. Van Tassel said it is his intention to petition the EPA to make a study of the possible environmental impact the pathway might have on the lake which serves as natural breeding ground for mallards and which is frequented by many other types of wildlife including trumpeter swans, all of whom are often the object of destruction by children and teenagers. The Mayor answered questions regarding the maintenance of the pathway by saying "If it's a St. Anthony park, the City will maintain it. " and he speculated that if the area were developed as a recreational spot with adequate policing provided, the vandalism might be diminished rather than increased and the additional landscaping anticipated by the City might serve to better preserve the wildlife along the lake. He also felt de- lineation of City and private property might be better accomplished by the plantings and City installed signage. He then made note of the re- quest from the New Brighton City Council that any affirmative action on the walkpath be deferred until that City's officials had an opportunity to study the issue and provide its input to St. Anthony and the Council was also provided with copies of the personal letter of opposition to the project from Gene Fisher, a New Brighton councilman. • (3)