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02/19/99 11:10 FA.\ 612 713 5291 FWS FNCINEEKINC • @005 <br />C. Navarre Park and Community Neighborhood Meeting and presentation by <br />Rick Meyers at the February Park commission Meeting. <br />Navarre Area Resident Meeting, South West Orono, (about 15 persons) <br />attended this impromptu meeting on Nov. 28‘*' 1998 at Cuivers Restaurant. The <br />City was represented by the Mayor, Council Member Flint, Park Commission <br />Chair McDermott and Council Member Elect Sansevere. The following items <br />were discussed: Walgreens/Church property development, Navarre Park, <br />Potential “Village Green,” County 15 & 19 landscaping and esthetic <br />Improvements, the condition of municipal parking lot and overall dissatisfaction <br />with the City due to the apparent lack of direction and care about the Navarre <br />Business District and residents. <br />Rick Meyers followed up this meeting and by presented a slide show of the <br />Navarre area and compared Navarre to other neighboring communities <br />recreation and appearance. He again expressed similar concerns about this <br />section of Orono and lack of park facilities in this area. The following Is a <br />summary of his presentation. <br />1. <br />2. <br />Trail: Navarre residents would like the Park, Open Space and Trail <br />Commission to designate a Bike Trail/Walking path from the intersection <br />of County 15/19 through former Navarre Lane to Olive Avenue. This trail <br />would continue along the wetland to Lafayette Ridge Court/Kenwood <br />Avenue (Minnetonka Beach Orono border). The preferred route at 15 & 19 <br />Is through the proposed Church development between Culvers <br />Restaurant property and the Church property. <br />Navarre Park the neighbors feel the park is a good example of Orono's <br />lack of concern with the Navarre area. The equipment is old, broken and <br />outdated. The neighbors and Mr. Meyer had the following suggestions for <br />park improvements. <br />a. <br />b. <br />Install a split rail fence along the rear property line. Leave openings <br />along it so adjacent property owners can access the park. <br />Remove ugly silver chain link fences, replace with split rail when <br />necessary and/or a combination of split rail and brown or a green <br />wire fence if only required for safety reasons. Provide openings in <br />the fence along County 19. <br />-4-