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CMP Part 2. Community Management Plan Foundation <br /> 1906 New Orono town hall constructed in Crystal Bay <br /> 1913 New library begun at Long Lake Bank <br /> 1917 St. George Catholic Church founded <br /> 1923 Leo Feser begins building Orono Golf Course <br /> 1932 Trinity Lutheran Church formed <br /> 1930's Drought hits midwest, Lake Minnetonka level drops 6 feet <br /> 1950 First Orono Township Zoning Ordinances adopted <br /> 1951 Village of Spring Park incorporated <br /> 1955 Orono becomes an incorporated village <br /> 1963 Orono sewer plant constructed near French Lake, Navarre area provided with municipal sewers <br /> 1965 May 6-Tornado devastates parts of Orono, Navarre hard hit <br /> 1970 Navarre municipal water system constructed <br /> 1974 Orono becomes a city; new zoning ordinances enacted to maintain low density development <br /> ca. 1973 U.S. Highway 12 freeway section extended to Orono's eastern border <br /> 1980 Orono sewer plant decommissioned, replaced by Metro interceptor transporting Orono's <br /> wastewater to Blue Lake Treatment Plant in Shakopee <br /> 1981 McCulley Road Ring Route opens to traffic providing an alternative to County Road 15 for east-west <br /> traffic <br /> 1989 Orono commemorates its Centennial Year <br /> 1992 Orono municipal offices, police,and public works relocated to new complex on Old Crystal Bay Road <br /> North across from Orono Schools <br /> 2000 Question of proposed consolidation with City of Long Lake receives positive response from Orono <br /> voters but fails in Long Lake <br /> 2000 William and Susan Lurton donate 39 acres for Passive, natural environmental park. <br /> 2001 City Council approves Orono Woods Senior Housing, creates first Tax Increment Financing (TIF) <br /> District <br /> 2006 Orono acquires Big Island Veterans Camp <br /> 2006 Navarre Fire Station 2 added <br /> 2008 Completion of new Highway 12 "Super 2"segment from Orono's eastern border to County Road 6 <br /> 2015 Lakeview Golf Course redeveloped as residential development <br /> 2015 City expands Hackberry Park as part of a living trust with the Gleason Family <br /> 2016 Dayton property,one of the last Big Woods parcels, develops as estate residential. <br /> Sources:Excerpts from "Orono,Minnesota 1889-1989: 100 Years By the Waters of Minnetonka"edited by James R. <br /> Roehl;Excerpts from "Picturesque Minnetonka"published by Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society, 1976; <br /> City files. <br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan 2020-2040 Part 2, Page 6 <br />