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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,October 11,2021 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> PUBLIC COMMENTS—Continued <br /> Ms. Schmidt replied they are big woods. <br /> Mayor Walsh asked if Ms. Schmidt knew that 50 years ago it was a field. <br /> Ms. Schmidt stated she cannot answer his questions any longer because of the pending lawsuit. If anyone <br /> wants to hear about the lawsuit,they can look at the Facebook page. <br /> Mayor Walsh said when Ms. Schmidt says misnomers and things that are completely not true it calls out <br /> someone to reflect the truth. <br /> Deborah Crump,25 Stubbs Bay Road, said there is the park, a new construction,and her house. They <br /> have been at that location for a long time and her husband was born-and-raised. She watched the City <br /> build the park where they put the new soccer field and asked where did they get all the dirt,as she is <br /> impressed,it is beautiful,and she is happy the children all have a place to go as it is growing very large in <br /> the area.Ms. Crump chose to be very open-minded about this bike trail,she went down and watched them <br /> build the soccer field,watched the kids play in the park, and she watches people every day go by her <br /> house to the park and lake. There are parents going down with children in strollers,people walking dogs, <br /> joggers, and even horses sometimes going down the street. She said she watches them going to the park <br /> and noted they shook their heads and walked away.Ms. Crump stated this park is a family park and stated <br /> kids are rolling down the side of the hill and running on different sides of the park and now they cannot <br /> do this which breaks her heart. <br /> Mayor Walsh asked why the kids can't do this? <br /> Ms. Crump replied because the bikes are there. <br /> Mayor Walsh asked if the bikes are there 24 hours a day? <br /> Ms. Crump replied they are not there every minute. She said Orono can do better than trying to squeeze <br /> this track in to this little park. She said to take safety and consideration with kids going this way and that <br /> way and going out of the parking lot it is an accident waiting to happen.Ms. Crump went down and <br /> watched and saw them dashing out in front of the cars by the parking lot and it scared her. She noted the <br /> bikes came across the end where the playground is and little kids ran out that way while bikes were going <br /> through there. She asked who does she call to get the beer cans out of her backyard?Ms. Crump said <br /> those little trails lead back into her property and this is also something that needs to be addressed. <br /> PRESENTATION <br /> 14. DIAMOND LAKE REGIONAL TRAIL-THREE RIVERS PARK DISTRICT <br /> Stephen Shurson,landscape architect with Three Rivers Park District,noted he is present tonight with <br /> Stewart Crosby of SRF Consulting Group.Mr. Shurson gave an update on the Diamond Lake Regional <br /> Trail Master Plan and seeks the City Council's approval on the preferred route within the City limits of <br /> Orono along Ferndale.The Master Plan will be finished early next year and will be used as a long-term <br /> Page 3 of 9 <br />