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/ I «I «- 4 - I Uii I UU-NI--1U A Quarterly Publication From the City of Mound Vol. 2. No. 2 SL ’nrrT^e" "990 City’s History Preserved In Mound Depot.• • When Millie Banks enters the Mound Depot, she sees more than the historic building that is now used tor coniniunity functions. She sees furn-of-the^entur>- families, dressed •n their Sunday best, stepping otf the train, bound for t.heir summer places on the lake. .At a: years old. Millie recalls the heydays of Lake .\linne- tonka during the early part ot the :entur\-. •‘When I was young, people didn t go up north! they spent their summers or summer vacations on Lake Minne tonka and they came here by train." she recalls. So busy was the area that five commuter trains ran daily from the cities to the lake during the sum mer months. Banks and others of the Westonka Historical Society believe tha t residents know little of the area's rich history: nor do they know the important part the Mound Depot once played. Banks, a former English teacher, is in the process of writing a book. Minnetristfl .Memories, which will chronicle her life in the Wes tonka area. . -'L. r* • a * Most Mound residents nssociatec the Mound ru::j:ni? has a lorn; h^sinrv *ha: tale- "Trk :n the ^ore^rourd desrnb^^ th^ ■Queen of the fniand Lakes, The depot, which was moved to Mound Bay Park in I96“, not tne onuinai train station. In 19 4 4 the ongmai depot, which stood aonroxi- Depof .\found fl<n* ParK Put. this •Un rvf Lu.ke *»f <^j^2PT^lrnrrp of f.nke \finnpfonkn. mately where First Minnesota Bank is now !ov_nted on the corner of Commerce Blvd. and Shoreline Dr. burned to the ground and was quickly rebuilt to continued on ne.xt po'ze Mound’s Future Presented at Upcoming Public Hearing I What will Mound look like in the year 2000? A partial answer to this question is contained in the Mound Comprehensive Plan Up date, which has been assembled by the city’s Planning Commission over the past 18 months. The Commission has scheduled a public bearing on the plan for Monday. Inly 23 at 7;30 p.m. at City HalL At this hearing, the Commis sion wishes to hear comments from residents on their views of the city at the turo-of-the-century and spe cifically. comments on the content of the plan. A comprehensive plan is an assembly of maps and text dis cussing existing and proposed land use. housing, transportation parks and recreation areas and o'lher public facilities. The plan also contains a set of goals and policies that are intended to guide development decisions over the ne.xt 10 years. Additionally, the plan forms the basis for future modifications if the zoning ordi nance. In the Twin Cities Metro politan Area omprehensive pians were mandated by the passage of the 1976 Land Planning Act. In re sponse to the legislation, a pian was prepared in the early 1980s. The cu.Tcnt comprehensive plan update builds upon the earlier plan. In accordance with the law. the .Mound Comprehensive Plan is rn tho ravriAw nf the Metro politan Council. Their review, which will occur after the public hearing, will focus on the plan s consistency with what are called metropolitan systems. Metropoli tan systems include transporta tion. auT)orts. parks and open space, sanitary sewer capacity’ and solid waste. After review by the Metropolitan Council, the plan can be formally adopted by the City of Mound. Copies of the plan are avail able for review at City Hall and at the Mound Library Mark your calendars for July 23. Come to the Planning Commission meeting and share your vision of what Vlound should be in the year 2000.