Melvin Gateley, left, supervises City of Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department employees Tim Maynard, center left, Gary Burke, Andrew Berghoff and Kevin Weber, as they lay brick pavers in the Melvin Gateley Vision 2000 Garden, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. The garden is in Murtaugh Park in downtown Cape Girardeau. Rose bushes will surround a bubbling rock fountain at its center and educational kiosks will be around the perimeter. Gateley is a former teacher, principal and Ward 2 council member who worked to improve and restore pride in the city through Vision 2000 and Vision 2020.
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