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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br />Monday, November 3, 2014 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />Berg stated they are also not considered parks <br />Meyers stated if there starts to be issues with people leaving boats, then the Park Commission can revisit <br />whether they should be there, but that there is not a problem currently. Meyers stated the docks at the <br />swimming beaches have been removed and that he would like them to stay removed. <br />Berg stated the City would need to install buoys at the swimming beaches if there is a dock. Berg stated <br />at Lydiard Beach people will pull their boats up on the beach and get out of their boat. Berg stated the <br />City needs to do something that stops that from occurring. <br />Meyers stated at some point the police could perhaps enforce those rules, but that if there are barriers, that <br />should help stop the boats. Meyers stated the Public Works Director will need to see if the City has the <br />appropriate buoys. <br />Berg stated if there are going to be docks at a beach area, there needs to be a designation saying it is just <br />for swimming. <br />Bryce Johnson asked if there are signs prohibiting boats at the swim beaches. <br />Berg indicated there are signs at the road but not at the shoreline. <br />Pesek asked how they can keep non -Orono residents out. <br />Meyers stated they really would not be able to stop non -Orono residents from going to the access points <br />but noted the access points are not publicized and are basically intended for the neighbors. <br />Berg stated people from Navarre tend to come to Lydiard Beach since they have no ability to swim in <br />front of their homes. Berg stated the City used to have a number of people from the neighborhood going <br />to Lydiard beach but that it has been neglected for around the past ten years and the number of people <br />going there has declined. Berg stated Lydiard Beach used to be very well maintained and they actually <br />had swimming lessons at Lydiard Beach. <br />Berg stated she does not know about some of the other beaches but that she knows the neighbors near <br />Sandy Beach do not want anybody knowing that beach is there. Casco Beach is more green space with <br />two houses close by with two or three dock slips, which makes the beach area very narrow. Berg stated <br />the Park Commission will need to look at some of these beaches and make a determination on how to <br />handle them. <br />Meyers noted there is a lake access point near Maple Place and that by not putting docks there will <br />prevent a lot of problems. <br />Berg stated Summit Beach also has some problems and is probably the beach that currently requires the <br />most maintenance. <br />Bryce Johnson moved, Brenda Johnson seconded, to approve and accept the Orono Park <br />Maintenance Standards and Swim Beach Standards. VOTE: Ayes 6, Nays 0. <br />Page 13 of 24 <br />