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If Frank Kaufhold had trails with horses, motors "nobody will ever be able
s t a y e d home, nobody and snowmobiles." to build on it." mostly be-
would have raised a ripple "I think we should stop cause it's so steep.
when Maplewood's City it." K a u f h o 1 d said. B u t Councilman Don
Council endorsed a pro- "They'll ruin the land W i e g e r t told Kaufhold
posal for open space land with trails. Let's forget that increased runoff into
acquisition along Beaver about this open space the creek from housing
Lake and Fish Creek. stuff." developments and parking
Kaufhold. 710 S. Mc- He went on to suggest lots can be expected if the
Knight Road, stayed till that "lots of peo- nearby lands fail to conic
after midnight at a coun- pie" share his view, but under public ownership.
cil meeting last week to that they are too tired to "People will sell it (the
protest spending money sit at council meetings un- land) for homes of one
for open space. til the early morning type or a not h e r." he
He was a minority of hours to express them- stated. "Then how do you
one. selves. preserve open space?"
"All they (government "As soon as this land
officials) talk about is becomes public." Kauf-
open space, open space, hold warned. "you'll have
open space," the 73-year- people running across it.
old Kaufhold muttered. And they'll ruin it.
He said open space land He also argued that
acquisition was raising there was no need to ac
tax bills at a time "when quire land along Fish
all we get out of it are Creek.especially, because