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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br /> Wednesday, September 10, 2020 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 22 of 27 <br /> <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