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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br /> Tuesday,January 2,2018 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <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 /> 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 /> 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 /> 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 /> Edwards indicated he will ask the police department to patrol the area periodically. <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 /> Ruegemer asked if having it as a lake access would hurt anything. <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 /> 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 /> 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 /> Brenda Johnson asked if there is a map depicting the lake access points on the City's website. <br /> Edwards indicated there is not and that was one of the revisions he was going to propose for the <br /> Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Bryce Johnson noted they have also discussed doing some planting around the signs at Saga Hill. <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 /> 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 /> Page 6 of 10 <br />