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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br />Tuesday, January 2, 2018 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 6 of 10 <br /> <br />Edwards indicated the Public Works Department did move the gates before the weather turned cold and <br />erected no motorized traffic signs at various spots on the trail. Edwards stated the gate is meant to keep <br />trucks out of there and that the Public Works Department moved the gate further back so it would be in <br />line with the trees. <br /> <br />Roath stated as far as the placement of the gate, people can still get around the gate with an ATV and that <br />they will need to keep an eye on it. <br /> <br />Edwards indicated he walked the park with the police chief and that in their view people are more likely <br />coming up on the spur trails from the neighborhood. <br /> <br />Berg stated as it relates to Lydiard Beach, she would suggest the area be patrolled since there are a lot of <br />people down there now than ever before. Berg noted someone has also removed the gate. <br /> <br />Edwards indicated he will ask the police department to patrol the area periodically. <br /> <br />Berg stated she has not observed any snowmobiles in the area but that there have been a lot of people in <br />cars. Berg stated Lydiard Beach has never been a formal lake access point but that the number of people <br />going there has been increasing and that the police should patrol down there periodically. <br /> <br />Ruegemer asked if having it as a lake access would hurt anything. <br /> <br />Berg stated it should stay as a beach and not an access point to the lake since driving over the area could <br />damage the beach. Berg commented the City does not have that many beaches and that they do not want <br />people driving over the beaches because it takes more time and money to get them ready in the spring. <br /> <br />Edwards stated there are multiple access points maintained by the county and the surrounding cities. <br />Currently Orono has over 30 access points but that he is not sure how many winter access points the City <br />has. <br /> <br />Berg stated she does not have a problem with people walking down there and walking out on the lake but <br />that they should not be driving out there from the beach. <br /> <br />Brenda Johnson asked if there is a map depicting the lake access points on the City’s website. <br /> <br />Edwards indicated there is not and that was one of the revisions he was going to propose for the <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Bryce Johnson noted they have also discussed doing some planting around the signs at Saga Hill. <br /> <br />Edwards stated the Public Works Department currently mows Casco Point a couple times a year and that <br />in 2018 they will be mowing a series of trails. <br /> <br />Ruegemer noted there is a neighborhood couple that would also like to do some native planting and that <br />she is waiting for them to come back with a plan. <br /> <br /> <br />