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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council Monday, August 21, 2017 Page 2 Village residents. They are not used at all by Mayfield Village residents. Do you want to pave their parking lot? Let them pay for it. We are going to have the expense of the parking lot, the lighting for the parking lot, alid it's all coming out of my pocket and every other Villager's pocket and none of the Villagers know anything about this. It's not been inentioned other than fly by iuglit under the table talks. I'll bet the Police Chief, the Fire Chief, could use $700,000. I bet there are things on their list that they would like. I just don't know where you people get off. Personally, I would like to see an indoor shooting range for my target practice. I think that's what that is coining down to. You people've got your head someplace, but it isn't in the people's pocket. It's in your own pockets. I don't know what to tell you. You guys think that this is some kind of, I don't know, it's look prestige, look what we did, yet it's on the backs of the people that live here. I just don't understand where you get off thinking that you can just take tax money and spend it for other people outside of the Village. The tennis courts? Put them at the school. Put them at the high school. That's in the Village. What did it cost for the land down here? That's not in this. You people just like to waste money. Council President Pro Tem Williams stated, thank you, Mr. Christian. Mayor Bodnar stated, thank you Mr. Christian for your comments. I would like to respond briefly. First of a11, there was money appropriated in the budget for this project and I think Shane can confirm that Mayfield Village residents do use the ballfields, is that correct? Mr. McAvinew replied, yes, usually about 25% use the ballfields. Mayor Bodnar stated, the one. thing that I really wanted to address was your suggestion that we are taking from other departments in order to fund this project. I just want to clarify that we don't do that. When Chief Edelman or Chief Carcioppolo come to me and they need more personnel or they need more equipment or more protection or training for their deparhnents, we have enough money. We do give it to them. That's the number one priority. I don't want to get that confused with anything else. But I do appreciate your comments. Thank you. Council President Pro Tem Williams asked, any other cominents at this time? There were no further comments. CONSIDERATION OF MINUZ'ES : Regular Council Meeting - Julv 24, 2017 Mrs. Mills, seconded by Mr. Marrie, made a motion to approve the minutes as written. Council President Pro Tem asked, discussion?