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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PARK COMMISSION MEETING <br />Tuesday, September 6, 2016 <br />6:30 o'clock p.m. <br />6. LURTON PARK UPDATE <br />'.Meyers noted the City received the approvals for the Lurton Park improvements. <br />Edwards reported the survey work has been performed and the fence line has been staked. Work on the <br />fence should begin in the next couple of weeks. The fence will be re -enforced around the parking lot with <br />top rails and then agricultural fence throughout the rest of the park. <br />Edwards indicated he also had the well driller on site to look at exact locations for the well and that the <br />contractor has submitted the necessary paperwork to obtain the permits. <br />Edwards noted the Park Commission talked about having two signs at Lurton Park. One would be a <br />normal informational sign similar to the other signs at the parks and the other sign would be a historical <br />sign near the wetlands. Edwards stated the Park Commission has budgeted for both of those signs and it <br />is just a matter of having the sign committee put something together. <br />Meyers commented the historical signs help create an identity for the park and the community. <br />Pesek stated there should be a larger sign at the entrance. <br />Edwards stated the sign is easy to see if someone is going westbound but that it is somewhat obscured if <br />someone is traveling to the east. <br />Edwards reported the City Council approved the funding for all the proposed improvements, including the <br />well, additional picnic tables, benches, and shade sails. <br />Meyers stated the picnic tables and shade sails will help draw attention to the park. <br />Edwards stated one agreement made with the residents is that they would be given an opportunity to <br />review the location of the fence line prior to it being constructed. The current buffer is 100 feet from the <br />corner to the property line and 150 feet from the other corner to the property line. <br />Meyers reported the Council changed the hours of the park from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. to alleviate some of the <br />concerns of the neighbors. Meyers commented he hopes the park receives a lot of use and that he would <br />like to invite the Lurton family for a walk through once the work is completed. <br />Levang stated the City may also want to have some type of grand opening for the park. <br />Meyers suggested waiving the permit fee for a short period of time to let people walk the park to see if <br />they would be interested in going there on a regular basis. Meyers stated the grand opening would likely <br />have to be held next spring. <br />Levang stated the licenses would likely be sold starting in January and that they could perhaps include <br />something in the City newsletter about the permits for the dog park. <br />SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS <br />7. PARK SIGN UPDATE <br />Page 3 of 7 <br />