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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />November 28 2022 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 7 of 8 <br /> <br /> <br />Ms. Schmidt noted there is also a Park Legacy fund which is separate. <br /> <br />Mr. Edwards noted the Park Legacy is not a fund but rather a 501c3 fundraising organization and is not a <br />City entity. <br /> <br />Ms. Schmidt asked if the public gets to know anything about the fund, whether there is a website or if it is <br />filed anywhere. <br /> <br />Mayor Walsh believes they have a website and have filed. <br /> <br />Ms. Schmidt looked and could not find it. She asked who is sitting on the Board of that organization. <br /> <br />Mayor Walsh noted this is not a question-and-answer time and Ms. Schmidt can email Mr. Edwards for <br />the information. <br /> <br />Mr. Edwards will certainly try to connect Ms. Schmidt with the people at the Park Legacy. <br /> <br />Ms. Schmidt stated it would be nice if the City would share that information with the public. <br /> <br />MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT <br /> <br />Seals shared about the Tree Lighting Event noting Staff and Parks Department did a great job knocking <br />on doors and getting local businesses to donate resources and time to the event. Regarding pickleball at <br />the golf course, nothing has been decided and at the next work session they will talk about <br />communication plans, concerns they have heard, and Seals noted on January 10 at 6:00 p.m. they will <br />hold an open house to brainstorm, talk about concerns, and look at the feasibility study. <br /> <br />Johnson attended the Long Lake Fire open house. He shared about an email the Mayor of Long Lake <br />circulated regarding a meeting and their Fire Chief position and how they will move forward. After the <br />meeting Johnson and Mayor Walsh spoke with Long Lake representatives and noted they are available to <br />continue talks. One takeaway is that if Long Lake goes to a JPA their yearly fee goes from Orono’s offer <br />of $70,000 for the next 10 years to $160,000 with their Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Johnson stated <br />keeping the fire department together has always been Orono’s goal and they have given Long Lake a path <br />to do that with their offer. <br /> <br />Crosby stated he has had his character assassinated for the past two months and would like to clear up a <br />few things. He has been serving this community since April of 2006, became a volunteer firefighter <br />primarily because of 9/11 and losing a friend that day which had a deep impact on his soul. Crosby served <br />the community proudly on the Long Lake Fire Department, and he cares deeply about every member of <br />the department. In 2006 he was asked to run for City Council and while it is a non-partisan position, <br />Crosby is a conservative and he has not hidden that. He believes in not closing down the State, he does <br />not believe the government has the right to pick and choose who can and cannot go to work, and he <br />believes everyone has the right to feed their family. Regarding the gentleman who stated that Crosby <br />encouraged violence, that is an outright lie. Crosby has never in his entire life encouraged violence, he has <br />been sitting on his hands listening to this clown talk about him in front of everyone and the public over a <br />YouTube video. Crosby tried to meet with the gentleman and his attorney, and Mr. Printup was also there, <br />to try to agree to disagree with what the video means. Even the attorney said the same. This is a YouTube