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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br /> Wednesday,September 10,2020 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> Edwards reported it is part of Three Rivers' public input process,noting they came to the City Council, <br /> Staff and other municipalities and now they are in the public input gathering portion of the process. <br /> 8. EVENTS COMMITTEE UPDATE <br /> Roath said Berg,Edwards and himself are moving forward with a tree lighting event on December 5, <br /> 2020 and told people to mark their calendars. He noted they brainstormed ways that it may look different <br /> this year and Berg had a lot of great ideas and he(Roath)had a lot of stupid ideas. He said they ended up <br /> with something they will summarize and talk with Victoria Seals about it and they will let the <br /> Commission those details soon. <br /> Berg asked if it is up in the air. <br /> Carter stated it is going to happen. <br /> Roath replied it is going to happen. <br /> Berg said as far as they know right now,it will take place. <br /> Keller asked where the tree lighting will be. <br /> Roath answered it will be at the Golf Course and the other notable idea is that Santa is cancelling <br /> Christmas and he's decided to opt out of this event his year so they will do something else. <br /> Edwards reported that amazingly he received a letter from the vendor which was sent return address <br /> North Pole with the message saying Santa was not coming this year. <br /> Roath said currently that is the only event on the schedule,however in the back of the Commission's <br /> mind is still the Big Island Grand Opening and the Biederwood Grand Opening. <br /> Berg stated they just pushed those down the road. <br /> Carter said they should probably do a Grand Opening for the Little Trail Connection, also,noting they <br /> made a big deal of planning it publicly. <br /> Edwards asked if Carter was referring to East Long Lake. <br /> Carter replied East Long Lake, also,but he was thinking of the Dakota to Navarre Trail. <br /> Roath noted they should reach out to the newspaper reporter from the Pioneer Press regarding the East <br /> Long Lake Trail to let them know it's near completion. <br /> Edwards said he'd ask the City Clerk if they'd do a press or news release on that item. <br /> 9. BIG ISLAND COMMITTEE UPDATE <br /> Carter gave one more pitch in case anyone wants their name engraved on a stone and stated they are <br /> really cool big limestone benches and there are lots of great locations for them. The stone bench is <br /> Page 22 of 27 <br />