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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> November 28 2022 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> video which Crosby did not send to the gentleman, it is irrelevant, and he claims to hate Nazis yet at every <br /> opportunity he has threatened,tried to intimidate, and everything in his behavior is intimidation, <br /> degradation,and trying to squelch free speech. Crosby presented himself to the man with respect and <br /> kindness and has sat here as his character has been attacked. He noted he has served this community and <br /> has never incited violence and regarding"tactical gear"he was wearing a Trump hat,fire fighter boots, <br /> and fire fighter pants which are not tactical gear. Crosby has never once in his entire life incited violence. <br /> Rather, he was fighting for this State to open up and let people go back to work,he was not in for the <br /> lockdowns,and he will never fight against anyone's right to believe in what they want to believe in. <br /> Regarding the current interruptions by this gentleman while Crosby has been speaking, Crosby did not <br /> interrupt the gentleman once but handled him with respect,kindness,and dignity.Everybody is entitled to <br /> their opinion because there is free speech and free assembly in this country. Crosby has never, ever <br /> condoned violence, and stated the burnings in Minneapolis disgusted him. If anyone wants to know where <br /> Crosby stands on an issue,he asked the citizens to reach out and call him and whether they agree or <br /> disagree on something, everyone is entitled to their opinion. <br /> Mayor Walsh attended the fire meeting and was at the Planning Commission meeting.Regarding Mr. <br /> Turbeville pointing out easements he did not get,Mayor Walsh noted over time all the easements had to <br /> be done to get those properties built. The land being talked about is one acre zoning which means they <br /> cannot build apartment complexes or 20 houses. When the owner came five years prior he had about 7-8 <br /> houses total between the 5 acres and 10 acres and Mayor Walsh clarified that is zoned two acres.He <br /> noted as long as it fits two acres, and setbacks are correct,they can build whatever they want as long as <br /> they meet those requirements. He finds it ironic that all the other properties received variances over time <br /> to get rid of the alleys in the middle of their yards to build.As a City,Mayor Walsh thinks there are issues <br /> in the area that need to be solved due to the platting being done before Gray's Bay Dam was put in and <br /> raised the water 15 feet. He thinks they may need to be proactive and itemize all the lots that have <br /> problems on Forest Lake and reach out to the owners to see if they can be solved. Mayor Walsh spoke <br /> about lake access points,private property, and the DNR policy which is to deny. He noted many people <br /> get on social media to complain, such as with the upcoming fireworks.He read one comment from <br /> Barbara L. Schmidt which says"The Council approved it [the fireworks] and Victoria spoke about it at <br /> last Monday's Council meeting. She said blowing up fireworks for little kids in Orono is more important <br /> than donating to charity so maybe it was her decision."Mayor Walsh stated that is a complete lie,too, <br /> Seals never said that,and people are not afraid to post complete lies on social media,also. He noted the <br /> next meeting will be Mr.Printup's last meeting and Mr. Printup will run the meeting. <br /> Mr.Printup hopes there is not any cussing and yelling at his last meeting. <br /> ADJOURNMENT <br /> Crosby moved,Printup seconded,to adjourn the meeting at 7:10 p.m.VOTE: Ayes 5,Nays 0. <br /> AT A ST: <br /> AL• <br /> A Ira Carlson, City Clerk Dennis Walsh,Mayor <br /> Page 8 of 8 <br />