Laserfiche WebLink
MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br /> Monday, February 1, 2021 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 6 of 13 <br /> <br />Carter moved, Stephens seconded, to recommend the Three Rivers recommended preferred route <br />for the Diamond Lake Regional Trail to the City Council. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />Mr. Shurson thanked the Commission and noted Edwards should have the presentation. <br />Edwards will forward the presentation out to the members and make sure it is in the minutes. <br />Hudson asked when they would vote or make a recommendation on the optional trails. <br />Edwards clarified as Three Rivers said, this is just a Masterplan before asking for funding, and as any <br />segments started to get to a point where it looked like they would receive funding, those projects would <br />come back to the City and go through for trails and ultimately the City Council for committing any <br />dollars to them. <br />Hudson asked if that would be the same for the trailhead, Summit Beach, and things of that nature. <br />Edwards replied yes, as each of those got to the point where they are actually putting a specific project <br />together. This Masterplan could take 20 years to get from Orono up to Dayton, but there may be some <br />segments within the next 3-4 years. One opportunity for Orono may be what Three Rivers has as O2 on <br />the presentation, which is Old Long Lake Road; Edwards noted they have to do a road project there <br />within the next five years. At that point, the City may reach out to Three Rivers to let them know they <br />will be doing a road project and find out if they have some funding to do the trail project and it could be <br />done as one project. He noted the O5 connecter they keep talking about: if the Commissioners go drive <br />that section, it is a hugely challenging piece and they looked at trying to do something when they did the <br />112 project which included that corner. The only way to get through there is there is a storm water pond <br />and perhaps putting a boardwalk across one half of that. Although it is a really short segment, it may end <br />up being a very costly one when they figure out how to actually do it because of the drain that is there. <br />Roath asked if the Old Long Lake Road reconstruction goes all the way through O5. <br />Edwards answered it goes just past, and the actual intersection coming around was part of the 112 project. <br />He noted the O5 project may cost as much as all the rest of O2 there. <br />Hudson asked if that is right where the creek comes out of the lake and where is the cemetery on this map. <br />Edwards pointed out the cemetery onscreen and noted another little oddity if anyone ever wonders why <br />they moved the boundary of the City south right there just to include that cemetery. Everything around it <br />is Long Lake except the cemetery. <br />Roath noted there is an existing trail on O1. <br />Edwards replied that is the Luce Line. <br />Roath meant to say O4. <br />Edwards answered yes, O4 is the new trail the City built as part of the 112 project and that trail continues <br />on the north side of 112 all the way through to Otten Brothers. That will continue when they do phase 3