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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, June 13, 2022 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 6 of 6 <br /> <br />the case. It is a math decision – if Orono pays 85% of the bill, they are going to have their name on the <br />door. Crosby would not vote for Long Lake to buy Station 1 in Orono. As stewards of taxpayer dollars, <br />how do they spend 85% of the money for a fire department and have no say? He respects the history and <br />he was part of that history at Long Lake Fire. Cosby stated they need cohesiveness within that fire <br />department and it is not a performance thing, it is a dollars and cents thing. He shared that he and his wife <br />renewed their vows the previous week and are celebrating 30 years of marriage on the 16th of the month. <br /> <br />Johnson is not opposed to Long Lake deciding to have their own smaller fire department. He is not going <br />to close the door to any concept including selling the building over there. The City Council’s goal and <br />responsibility is to have the best fire service for Orono residents; he noted they all hope it includes Long <br />Lake. <br /> <br />Seals thinks there is probably a better end-point and would like to talk with Long Lake. <br /> <br />Johnson noted they cannot piecemeal everything. What Orono asked for was to get their own appraisal <br />and for Long Lake to also get an appraisal. He thinks Orono needs to develop a plan for communication <br />as he would like to get rolling. He hopes Orono is covering Long Lake and “Long Lake Fire” is still on <br />those trucks while having a different level of influence over the budget and management to use Orono’s <br />size, scope, and police to be more efficient than it is right now with centralized communication. This <br />would also bring costs down. He noted it is not that complicated but it is about sitting down and figuring <br />it out to make decisions. He congratulated Community Development Director Barnhart. <br /> <br />Printup said there is history, people love the fire department, and it becomes an emotional issue with heels <br />being dug in which is normal. He agrees they need to be able to talk with the facts and that in the future <br />costs could come down. <br /> <br />ADJOURNMENT <br /> <br />Johnson moved, Seals seconded, to adjourn the meeting at 6:51 p.m. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br /> <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br /> <br />_____________________________________ _______________________________________ <br />Anna Carlson, City Clerk Dennis Walsh, Mayor