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From:Beth Davis <br />To:Dustin Rief; Anna Carlson; Denny Walsh; Victoria Seals; Aaron H. Printup; Matt Johnson; Richard Crosby <br />Cc:Julie Ruegemer <br />Subject:Summit Beach <br />Date:Sunday, July 26, 2020 5:22:45 PM <br />Dustin, <br />We live on old long lake road and frequent Summit Beach with family and friends throughout <br />the summer. It is a pleasant spot that is busy but quiet. It would be very disappointing to see <br />that area turned into an office/storage facility and have the traffic increased within the already <br />small beach and parking area. <br />The increased traffic would also be cause for concern for our kids. Our daughters are currently <br />able to walk or bike to the beach and swim with friends. Building a rowing club would <br />negatively impact that experience for them. <br />Part of the attraction of many Orono parks is that they exist seamlessly within residential and <br />natural areas. Please do not take that experience from the current park users and send <br />additional traffic to a peaceful residential area. <br />Sincerely, <br />Beth and Rick Davis <br />Wakefield Road <br />Begin forwarded message: <br />From: Julie Ruegemer <julieruegemer@hotmail.com> <br />Date: July 26, 2020 at 3:29:24 PM CDT <br />To: Julie Ruegemer <julieruegemer@hotmail.com> <br />Subject: Please help protect our parks!!! URGENT <br /> <br />Dear Orono residents - Please take a moment to send a short letter tonight REJECTING the <br />idea of allowing a private rowing club to build a large, private million dollar building for their <br />personal use on Orono parkland. Summit Beach is a PUBLIC Orono park & beach on Long Lake <br />- the land was donated by Bruce and Ruth Dayton. The Daytons were passionate <br />conservationists and protectors of nature. The beautiful parkland is a combination of woods, <br />wetlands, and beach. They were extremely careful and purposeful in leaving the land to the <br />public park system for the public to enjoy. <br />The private rowing club is currently and comfortably housed across the lake at Birch's-yet they <br />are trying to get Orono to essentially give them land to allow then to build their own 6000 <br />square foot storage facility to protect their boats - as well as private office space and private <br />exercise space for them to use year-round. This would NOT be a public building for the <br />community to use. This would be their own PRIVATE building put on PARKLAND for them to do <br />with as they choose. They would be cutting down many trees to build this large structure.