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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br /> Monday, February 1, 2021 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 11 of 13 <br /> <br />Edwards said years ago when they first created the assignments concept and had Commissioners assigned <br />to each park, at that time the Commission also had five focus areas that were not specific to a park. He <br />noted these are the two that still remain after that time; one was park signage and perhaps they do not <br />need this anymore as they have a standard for park signage and in the past Bryce Johnson was really into <br />establishing and getting the sign program set up. They also had community outreach and how they could <br />get more things in the newsletters, and other things. They are both vacant and he put the note in there as <br />to whether they still need those. <br />Roath does not think they need park signage, but there is always the opportunity to increase community <br />outreach. It really depends on if someone wants to grab it and run with it or not. <br />Hudson knows there is a vacancy on the donation garden and he volunteered to fill that. He stated there is <br />not going on there and that it is unique but at some point he would like to work with Carter and Long <br />Lake to perhaps do that trail extension they briefly talked about a few times. <br />Keller asked what the donation garden is. <br />Hudson said at the Fire Department in Long Lake there is a small plot of land that became a donation <br />garden where they grow vegetables throughout the summer and then donate them to local food shelfs. <br />The property has been brought up a few times because there is a property on either side that is for sale and <br />at once time there was talk about someone purchasing all three and making it a small development. He <br />does not know that went over so well, so the Council cemented in the donation garden as an actual park <br />and it fell under the Park Commission’s jurisdiction. It also butts up to Holbrooke which is a Long Lake <br />park and they have spoken with a member of the Long Lake City Council as they have a trail that dead- <br />ends around the hockey rink that is just class five gravel. Perhaps they could connect that so people can <br />access either one. <br />Carter agrees with Roath and does not think they need a park signage. <br />Stephens also agrees. <br />Carter is not sure about the community outreach; they have it as a specific goal under trails and he does <br />not know if there are other places they need it. <br />Roath clarified it was essentially establishing the relationship with the newspaper writer and giving her <br />updates throughout the year and encouraging her to write more about Orono parks and so forth. <br />Carter asked who used to do that. <br />Roath said Julie Ruegemer held it for a while and said that is something he can take, as well. <br />Edwards said at one point that committee was getting more things in the newsletter and writing articles <br />for the Pioneer, those were the same people who wrote the adopt-a-park program and the donation <br />program. It was kind of project based so other than the newspaper articles which anybody could do, <br />especially if it has to do with one of the other committees, Big Island, Golf Course, or whatever. His <br />recommendation is they have not seen a lot of activity out of those two over the last year or so and there <br />may not be a need for them anymore.