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7. Although raising large amounit:, of money for the pe;rk;occ :rf improving the park: was not contemp 1 •ate 6 in tho will, Dennett i against it as it could re:.,ul t in a cha e of character in the park. Gray summarized this section by stinting that the will clearly i ntendod Nourenberg Park to be ca .Although well -kept place to visit. Comment m on th, interpretation ai the will centered cin whE�4' -ar f and i nu for the perk: _as i nd i catud in the will would be enaugh provide -for a well -maintained park:. OLOeStinns included: Could county funds be !iS0171^ Couid basic fc-r.ci1it-ies Zuch I�B is parking lot or restrooms be constructed from the earnings'' Jeasen stated that earnings could be 31 '4,000/year. Operating E" nse s in 1905 total A77, 000. Is the interpretation too narrow'? Glen Ray stated that Dennett's interpretation of the will sec:,med to be in conflict with th interpretation of the ,-original committee. !art+y Suggested that further efforts r interpr-etat.ir:rn be investigated. lip requested that members of the committee take- time to review the will and Heynnett's interpretation t•hemselvrsa. He aisra suggestc?d that the county gain additional insight into the intent of the will by wav of an inter-pretation by the CULWIty Attorrey's office. r rretktp.. Home Dr'!nnnstrati on._-Gardcc Mike Heg4r made a presentation on the Home Demonstration Gardens current 1 y being developed at. the: University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. The philosophy of the gardens is to display small garden spaces that homeowners can eiasi l y relate to. Themes included fruits and vegetables, kitchen herbs, dwarf and ,mall growing pi _rrts, wild-f 1 c:,wers, vtc. It wasi stated that the, concept cf they Home Demonstration garden was alsr_.) coiiceived iiy the original Noerenberq Comer ttee prior to th.i Arboretum's beginning iti> plans. Gray opened cep discussion for ideas from the committee as to themes thcai. might be incorporated into tho gardens. Ideas included: Victorian Old English Minnesota native? plant,, Winter g Arden Estate gardens; It was suggested that resources for thv garden planning and design be an individual or firm of national significance. Jvs�:en 7A1pgest0d that th*"I& terms be defined for they next meeting in ortivr thy, -At a distinction bra madQ bi-tween them.