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<br />We even made some inquiries, yet nobody was at all interested in helping <br />to come up with alternatives. So based on feedback from Parks and <br />Council, we incorporated a host of public amenities in the community <br />boathouse plans, which would be open to all: <br />• permanent public bathroom <br />• outdoor shower <br />• drinking fountains for people and pets <br />• access to a lakeside observation deck <br />• sheltered space outside for personal kayaks/SUPs/canoes <br />• access to the LLRC launching dock for personal <br />kayaks/canoes/SUPs (non-motorized watercraft) <br />• bike rack <br />• a community accessible conference room for use by organizations <br />needing space for meetings, etc. (As a community group without a <br />physical home, we recognize how important meeting space is.) <br />• indoor rowing/fitness classes through our partnership with Orono <br />Community Education <br />• potential for additional on-the-water Learn to Row Classes with Orono <br />Community Education <br />• Community Rowing Center open houses 1 day/month for rowing <br />demo/erg demo <br />• Potential for community events to be held in the upstairs rowing <br />center space. (rowing machines are moveable and portable) <br />• We were also open to assisting with whatever type of playground the <br />Park Commission would like to build at Summit Park. We originally <br />suggested and roughly designed a natural playscape as part of our <br />original sketches. <br /> <br />Neighborhood and Community Input <br /> <br />Once our application was accepted the week of January 4th we secured <br />meeting space and set a date and time to hold a meeting for neighbors and <br />lakeshore residents. Long Lake Fire Department approved our use of one <br />of the truck bays to hold a meeting, but because of COVID indicated it <br />couldn’t be a big public meeting. I reached out to park neighbor Mike <br />Feldman (Mike and I have had a cordial and respectful working relationship <br />in the past in his role as a member of the Friends of Summit Park group). <br />Mike indicated we wouldn’t get much of a turnout due to kids in winter <br />sports, snowbirds not in town, and of course Covid concerns. Based on this