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� y <br /> CMP Part 4F. Public Services Plan <br /> roads in Orono, using approximately ?� 374 acres of right-of-way. Private <br /> roads, for which the City typically holds an underlying road and utility easement, <br /> account for an additional � 18 miles (�1 107 acres) of roadways over which <br /> the City has potential future jurisdiction. <br /> Citv Park Land -�b8 23� Acres <br /> The City of Orono owns and maintains public land for park, open space and <br /> recreation purposes as described in CMP Part 4E. Most of this land is owned in <br /> fee title although a few parcels are owned by State Tax Deed which limits use for <br /> the stated park purposes. In these cases, if the City were no longer to use the <br /> property as a park, title would revert to the State. Use and development of park <br /> lands is coordinated by the Park Commission working with the City Council and <br /> Public Works staff. City policy is not to vacate any park land except in return for <br /> similar features in the vicinity. <br /> City Utilitv Land - 1 Acre <br /> The City of Orono owns two parcels of property intended primarily for utility <br /> purposes. One 1/2 acre parcel on Blaine Avenue in Navarre is occupied by the <br /> Navarre water wells, treatment plant and water tower. This was acquired in 1970 <br /> for this specific puipose. <br /> The second parcel is located halfi��ay between Brown Road North and Willow <br /> Drive North, approximately 400 feet north of U.S. Highway 12. This '/z-acre <br /> parcel is the site of Orono water supply well #3 which serves the Highway 12 <br /> municipal w°ater system. <br /> Citv Facilities Sites - 30 Acres <br /> Orono owns a number of additional properties upon which City biiildinbs and <br /> maintenance facilities are located. These include: <br /> - Administration/Police/Public Works Complex on Kelley Parkway: 20 Acres <br /> - Post Office Building, 135� Brown Road South: (included in park land total) <br /> - Navarre Fire Station, 3770 Shoreline Drive: 4.4 acres <br /> - Long Lake Fire Station, 340 Willow Drive North: 2 acres <br /> Additional lot behind LLFS: 3.4 acres <br /> Wetlands and Drainaae/Stormwater Manaaement Lands - 43 Acres <br /> The City owns a ntimber of parcels of various sizes that have been acqliired for <br /> drainage and stormwater management purposes, many of which contain <br /> wetlands. Many of these parcels are owned in fee title, although a significant <br /> number are tax-forfeited lands which the City has retained specifically for <br /> drainage purposes; such tax-forfeit parcels would revert to State ownership <br /> should the City no longer need them for the stated purpose. <br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 4F-31 <br />