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ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 11, 1991 SENIOR CITIZEN PRESENTATION CONTINUED - Mrs.- O'Brien thanked the Council for their continued support of the Westonka Senior Center and explained hew beneficial the programs are for Senior Citizens. Mrs. Overby stated that she has been using the Center regularly and that she appreciates the various programs offered. She thanked the Council for supporting the Center. Mayor Peterson stated that she has been asked to be the guest of honor at an upcoming luncheon, and that she is looking forward to meeting with the Senior Citizens. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS: Planning Commissioner Cohen was present in lieu of Planning Commissioner Moos. Cohen referred Council to the upcoming events listed on the agenda. He stated that, in his opinion, the City is spending an inordinate amount of time on the Highway 12 Corridor issue. Cohen said, "I know this is an important issue, however, the plans call for this project to begin ten years from now. I do not want to see the City spending a lot of time, spinning its wheels on something that the City will have little or no say about. Even though I am not in favor of the method in which this process is occurring, I agree that something is going to be done. It is incumbent on the City and residents to draft a plan." Mayor Peterson stated that three of the six meetings scheduled involved the Highway 12 Committees, and that Councilmembers serve on two of the three Committees. Goetten added, "The City and neighboring municipalities are involved in this process. Council felt that the Planning Commission should be involved in this process, which accounts for the other three meetings scheduled." Mayor Peterson asked if any new information was presented at the meeting recently held in the City of Medina. Cohen stated that he had directly asked the MNDOT representative present to indicate which of •the routes MNDOT preferred. He said, "Though the representative would not answer my question, it was obvious from his conversation that the two northerly routes are really not being considered." Goetten stated that she.too had attended the-Medina meeting and thought it had been well run. She said, "Everyone had an opportunity to speak to this issue. I thought that Steve Hay was forthright in his opinion, that this was his project, and the decisions would come from him and the communities, not from a higher authority. The Mayor of Medina invited the residents to form a committee, similar to those we have in Orono. From the - 2 -