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/f - ^ 1 : : TL.-J. j. % A 1 4 A Quarterly Fublicaticn Frcm the City of Mound Vci. 2. \'c. 2 Summer *950 City’s History Preserved in Mound Depot... When Millie Banks enters the .vlound Depot, she sees more than he historic building that is now used or community functions. She sees •urn-of-the-centurv' families, dressed n their Sunday best, stepping off the ^in. bound for their summer places on the lake. At 87 years oid. .VlilJie recalls the heydays of Lake \Iinne- tonka during the eariy part of the “When I was young, people didn t go ‘up north: they spent their summers or summer vacations on Lake Minne- rppifA and they came here by train, she lecaiis. So busy was the area that •hre commuter trains ran daily from ■* cities to the lake during the sum- I months. Banks and o'hers of the Westonka Historical Society believe diet residents know little of the uea’s rich histor>': nor do they know die important part the Mound Depot ance played. Banks, a former English eecher. is in the process of writing a .Vfinnetristo .Vfemories. which will chronicle her life in the Wes- coake area. •Queen oi the Inland Lakes. The depot, which was moved to Mound Bay Park in 1967. :s .net the original train station. In 1914 the original depot, which stooo approxi mately where First .Minnesota Bank is now iocated on the comer of Commerce Blvd. and Shoreline Dr., burned to the ground and was quickly rebuilt to continued on rre.n sageike ana. _____________________________________— Mound’s Future Presented at Upcoming Public Hearing ■ ■ .............. ,„A ..I. .nd BcnMtton ar.« and C^lciL Ttair -I I I i I What will Mound look like in • year 2000? A pardel answer to ie ouaetion is contained In *e (fiiiH Comprehensive Plan Up* ae. which to bean assembled the city's Planning Commission er the pest 18 months. The mmissioa has scheduled a iblk hearing on the plan for oaday. July 23 at 7:30 p.m. at City liL At thie heeringi the Commie* m •wishes to hear comments from on views of the city die tum-of-the-century and spe* 'eally. comments on the content A comprehensive plan Is an lembly of maps and text dis* ffiiig existing and proposed me, bousing, transportation. parks and recreation areas and other public facilities. The plan also contains a set of goals and that are intended to guide development dedsions over the nurt 10 years. Additionally, the plan forms the basis for future modifications of the soning ordi nance. In the Twin Cities Mei±o- potitan Area, comprehensr-s plans were mandated by the passage of the 197R Land Planning Act In re sponse to the legislation, a plan w8a prepared in the eariy 1980s. The current comprehensive plan update builds upon the eaiiier plan. In accordance with the law. the .Mound ComprefaeMive Plan is subject to the review of the Metro* politan Council Their review, which will occur after the public bearing, will focus on the plan's consistency with what are called metropolitan systems. Metropoli tan systems include transporta tion, airports, 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 Mound should be in the year 2000.