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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 6 of 27 <br /> <br />Carter noted if anyone wants to join the Trails Committee, they have a separate document that was part of <br />the Comprehensive Plan where they ranked the top seven or eight trail projects and Edwards has them in <br />the far-right column. He clarified that priority 1 was the East Long Lake Trail which has already been <br />taken care of, he said he doesn’t know if Lowry Woods is number seven in the Comprehensive Plan, but <br />everything else looks correct in terms of priority. He stated one way they can inform Edwards of the <br />Commission’s priorities is in a separate exercise and document with priorities they want the CIP to <br />reflect, with the understanding that it can be a timing issue because funding comes from somewhere else. <br />Roath asked to confirm if the school to County Road 6 is part of the Trail subcommittee priority No. 4. <br />Carter answered that is correct. <br />Edwards noted that is another area that is tied to something else and right now the County says that road <br />project will happen in 2022. <br />Roath noted while it’s a priority it hasn’t been approved. <br />Stephens said the Commission prioritized those before they had a number and they could potentially <br />change their opinion. <br />Roath agreed and asked Edwards to start at the top and work down, noting at the last meeting they had <br />talked about the dock and swim platform for Sandy Beach, and that Berg wasn’t at the meeting. <br />Berg said she’d like to see Lydiard Beach added to that, not a swim platform as she doesn’t think there is <br />enough room between the canal and the cove, but a dock. <br />Roath said he doesn’t have an opinion either way and he doesn’t know how much it would cost. <br />Edwards noted the $10,000 cost they put in for Sandy Beach is probably right, as he based that off of a <br />recent dock replacement at one of the lake access points. <br />Roath asked if this was a dock or a swim platform. <br />Edwards noted the Commission was going to figure that out in 2021 and the $10,000 is what a dock <br />would cost and if they decide on a swim platform, although they hope it would be $10,000 or less. <br />Berg asked to add Lydiard Beach. <br />Roath asked if anyone else has an opinion and asked Berg to expand a bit on why she’d like a dock on <br />Lydiard Beach. <br />Berg said there used to be a dock there and the neighborhood has wondered why it went away. Now there <br />are several young children in the neighborhood and parents have asked if they can have a dock, and this is <br />the reason Berg is bringing it forward. The families in the neighborhood use the beach and would like to <br />have a dock. <br />Roath asked if Berg knows why the dock was taken out.