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MINUTES OF THE CITY OF ORONO PARKS, OPEN SPACES AND TRAILS CO>DnSS10N MEETING ________________________MONDAY. AUGUST 6,2001________________________ to public use. McDennott stated there are some other lake access points in the City which also have encroachments. Gail Blackstone commented no one from the City Council or Park Commission has bothered to find out how the other residents feel about this lake access point. McDermott suted the Park Commission is looking at this lake access point at the request of the City Council. McDermott stated the Park Commission photographed all of the lake access points last year and this year are attempting to compile a list of recommended improvements and uses for each lake access point, with a public hearing following this process. McDermott stated the City Council has not made a final decision on this lake access point. Gail Blackstone requested this lake access point be considered as part of the normal process and not made a top priority. McDermott stated the Park Commission and City Council would be looking at 12 other access points in addition to this one this year. Ken Hickey, 4640 Tonkasiew Lane, commented he would be in support of having some type of lake access in this area. Hickey noted his children haw recently gone down there swimming. Hickey suted due to the lack of survey markings in this area, he is unsure where the public right* of-way is located. McDermott stated it is the intention of the City to survey and mark each one of these lake access points. McDermott noted the Council is somewhat relucUnt to make this a true swimming beach. McDermott suted at the time the Park Commission proposed this as a swimming beach, they were unaw are of the close proximity and encroachment of the adjoining property. Bob Sanseverc , Council RcprcscnUtive. suted he would hcsiutc to make this a swimming beach due to the lily pads in the w ater and the issue of safety in order to gain access to the lakeshore due to the steep slope. Charles Boehm, 997 Wildhurst Trail, stated to his knowledge the City has abandoned a platted road or fire lane on Wildhurst Trail, with each adjoining property owner receiving half of the land. Gaffron inquired whether the access in question was located past Brockhoffs and Constrom’s property. Boehm suted the road went north of the property owned by Ca\in. Gaffron stated to his knowledge the abandonment of that access happened at least 25 years ago. Boehm stated he has only lived in this area 15 years, and it was his recollection it happened appro.ximately seven or eight years ago. Gaffron suted he is unfamiliar with anything that has been vacated in that area in the past ten yean. Gaffron suted he is aware of a platted road in that area, which was vacated a long time ago but nothing in the past five to ten yean. Gaffron noted it is the current policy of the City not PAGE 4