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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, February 22, 2021 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 5 of 10 <br /> <br />14. DIAMOND LAKE REGIONAL TRAIL MASTER PLAN UPDATE (REMOTE) –Continued <br /> <br />drainage and vegetation, but within the road right-of-way. As they head up East Long Lake Road, this is <br />a very challenging location with a very narrow right-of-way (only 30 feet), so Three Rivers will have to <br />look at different alternatives to get the trail down heading north toward the park. One of those options <br />would be a shared facility where the trail would be marked with “sharrows” and would actually be on the <br />roadway rather than needing any private property adjacent to it. <br /> <br />Walsh does not think there are any plans in the future for the extension of Old Long Lake Road, so he <br />thinks they need to go to another option; he does not think that one is going to work. He knows Three <br />Rivers wanted some kind of approval tonight and a lot of this is new information in terms of the new <br />route. He could probably give disapproval – he does not know that he can tell which one will be the best <br />– but he can tell the ones that will not work. <br /> <br />Crosby noted this piece is not the problem, it is the north piece. <br /> <br />Walsh said it is that north piece that cuts through the private property. If they had existing easements and <br />roadways, that is what he recommends Three Rivers stays with and follows. <br /> <br />Crosby stated it concerns him that they do not have that portion of the map up there. They show all the <br />others where it tends to be working, but not when going through private property. <br /> <br />Walsh noted it is that piece right there. <br /> <br />Mr. Crosby appreciates that concern and the fact that Three Rivers mapping cuts off right there, it does <br />show on the continuation as they look to the north and that was not the intent on Three Rivers’ part. <br />Their intent is to show all of the impacts as they are showing here so the City gets a full picture of the <br />recommendation. <br /> <br />Crosby thinks that is the biggest issue the Council has. They are not looking for trails to go through <br />private property or to have any residents disrupted. <br /> <br />Printup agreed. <br /> <br />Seals would rather they not do the trail at all if that is the only option because it is just not right to the <br />residents. <br /> <br />Crosby asked if there was something workable on the road side or something else, but they would have to <br />get it north some other way. <br /> <br />Mr. Shurson added they should keep in mind this is a long-term planning project and they do show the <br />line going through private property and need property rights to do so. He noted they do this on a seller <br />basis – they will not force a trail through someone’s property that does not want it. Along the Tamarack <br />section, they would be within the road right-of-way until they reach the larger parcel which is owned by <br />Ms. Johnson. He said they actually had a meeting with Ms. Johnson, heard her concerns and told her that <br />they would be looking to build this trail at some point in the future on a seller basis. He noted Ms. <br />Johnson may decide to sell or redevelop her property and that would be the point in which they would <br />