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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br /> Monday, March 2nd, 2020 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 8 of 14 <br /> <br />Roath asked if the footprint changed since the square footage changed. <br /> <br />Mr. Burrell said the footprint is fairly similar. The changes took place on the second level where the <br />square footage and height was brought down in the hope the immediate neighbors had a better view. <br /> <br />Roath asked if the plan said the words “public restroom” or “public toilets.” <br /> <br />Mr. Burrell said he was correct; it is in the back of the building. <br /> <br />Berg asked if the height stayed the same. <br /> <br />Mr. Burrell noted the height has been reduced from 2 stories to 1½ stories. <br /> <br />Stephens asked how the site was chosen for the initial proposal. <br /> <br />Mr. Burrell said they looked at the park, walked it with different officials and the landscape and architect <br />partner. The location was the only feasible location given the setbacks, the lake, and the wetlands. If they <br />would have put it in the parking lot, another parking lot would have had to be dug. <br /> <br />Roath a sked if the boat launch was at the smaller northeast dock depicted on the plan. <br /> <br />Mr. Burrell said it is farther up. <br /> <br />Roath asked if Mr. Burrell considered having the garages on the upstairs level so the path for the boats <br />could be out the east side of the building and down the hill and the longer dock could be located up near <br />the other dock, allowing the path to be away from the park and beach. <br /> <br />Mr. Burrell said he did not believe they explored that and could look at that as an idea. <br /> <br />Roath asked how many boats the rowing club has today. <br /> <br />Mr. Burrell stated it is 25. <br /> <br />Roath asked what the boat capacity of the building was. <br /> <br />Mr. Burrell stated it was maybe 25-30. <br /> <br />Roath asked if growth was constrained by the size. <br /> <br />Mr. Burrell stated he was correct, that they can only get so many boats in the building, about 20% more. <br /> <br />Roath asked what the current agreement is on practice hours on the lake. <br /> <br />Mr. Burrell said he did not have the exact verbiage in front of him. He believes it is sunup to sundown <br />during the week except for Friday afternoon, Saturday morning until 11, and they are not there on <br />Sunday. They do not come close to utilizing that much time on the lake. <br />