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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, November 9, 2020 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 13 of 15 <br /> <br />they looked at if 4 years ago, they could have been saving money back then because it looks like a pretty <br />decent deal for them. <br /> <br />Printup said it is probably annoying, but they constantly bird-dog these things because they see a bigger <br />picture that needs exploring. He believes there are probably more examples, and thanked Seals for <br />bringing it up and said he seconds that. <br /> <br />Seals is not trying to be a jerk to rub it in, but she feels like when the end result actually benefits <br />everybody, they need to be honest and ask why they didn’t look into it sooner; especially when it was <br />recommended out of the gates. <br /> <br />Crosby noted “nobody wants your I-told-you-so.” <br /> <br />Seals replied she will accept the I-told-you-so when it benefits her. If it will save money, she thanks <br />them. <br /> <br />Printup noted on consent agenda the Long Lake Fire CBA Equipment and he thinks that is really good. <br />He thanked Seals and the Council for pushing that and they received it. <br /> <br />Johnson noted Veterans Day is coming up the following Wednesday and said Happy Veterans Day to all <br />the Vets. <br /> <br />Crosby said congratulations to Victoria Seals and Dennis Walsh for their re-elections. <br /> <br />Seals and Walsh congratulated Crosby for his re-election. <br /> <br />Crosby stated his thoughts are to the Veterans and how much they are appreciated. He said if there is <br />anything they can do, buy them lunch, say thank you, or something of recognition. He asked to bring up <br />discussion for the next work session and then bring to a Council meeting, making Orono a sanctuary City <br />for the second amendment. If there is some way they can articulate properly that legal firearm owners <br />will always have the right to bear arms in the City of Orono, or something of that nature, is a discussion <br />he wants to start moving forward. He does not want to watch their rights being taken away as time goes <br />on. <br /> <br />Mayor Walsh said absolutely. <br /> <br />Crosby said those are big concerns: freedom of speech, liberty, there has been a lot of censorship out there <br />and it is getting a little scary. <br /> <br />Mayor Walsh said to follow up on that point, they just had an election and there is a lot going on and he is <br />glad everyone got out to vote. He wants to let everyone know that they do have a Constitution and a <br />republic that has been very thought-through, and the constitution may not be under more stress than it is <br />right now going forward; however, the Constitution is there for a reason and there will probably be many <br />things that need to play out. The Supreme Court may get involved, the legislatures of many states may <br />get involved, defining who electors are and who they can go to, but it will be a great case study in <br />watching how the Constitution works. He said people may think of it as a lot of chaos but there is a great <br />document in the Declaration of Independence and people will watch it work its magic one way or the <br />other; no one should be afraid of counting the votes because whoever wins, if there is transparency, will