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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br /> February 6, 2023 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 13 of 14 <br /> <br />Duval asked for a sample one week schedule of programming at the golf course during the summer. <br /> <br />4. PARKS DEPARTMENT UPDATE <br />Lemons said as of January, the City had had a winter's worth of snow in just a short amount of time. The <br />parks department has been very busy plowing the parks, trails and sidewalks with less time for general <br />maintenance. The City Council has done a lot for our parks department over the last few months. <br />Recently they approved the purchase of a few new mowers which is a big upgrade at the golf course. We <br />have been going through all of our irrigation satellite boxes which is what keeps the golf course irrigation <br />system running. Golf course irrigation is meant to be supplemental but the last three years we've been in a <br />pretty bad drought. The upgrades will replace some of the 30-year-old components in these boxes. The <br />department had worked on an ice rink that day with a system that consists of a garden hose with pipe <br />attached and a towel which he said works very well. Over the weekend the rink got a lot of use. The <br />boards are provided at the hockey association and stored at public works and put out by staff. The <br />department is gearing up for spring and thinking about Big Island dock repairs when they are able to do <br />so. They will be putting in some new seed for new turf grasses are much more resistant to different <br />diseases and more drought resistant at the golf course. A Crystal Bay Park restoration is slated for spring. <br />The City will be hiring seasonal parks department workers soon. <br /> <br />SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORT <br />None <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS <br />Berg said she appreciates that parks plows down to Lydiard Beach because a lot of people use that and <br />walk and drive down there. <br /> <br />Porter said he is appreciative of everybody who came tonight and to the listening sessions. It's great that <br />you guys are getting involved. It's been a great year. It's just good to get engaged with the community. <br /> <br />Carter said he had two things. One, I'd like to reassess not having the bathrooms open on Big Island in the <br />winter next year. We have a lot of very positive traffic out there. People are hiking, snowshoeing and <br />occasionally snowmobiling. And then I wanted to say thank you to Cameron and Sandy for all your work. <br />He said they were laying bare all of the false things that are out there constantly and getting the group to <br />focus on objective things. <br /> <br />Duval said she did not have much to add other than to thank Lemons for the work he has done and his <br />reports at the meeting, the work of the commissioners on the subcommittee and the public voices. <br /> <br />Stofer said he just wanted to thank the community for showing up and putting energy into this topic. He <br />said it was rewarding to know that everybody cares as much as they do. <br /> <br />Porter added he has only hit one car in all of his years of golf and it was at the Orono Course hole number <br />two. He said he is very familiar with cars in that parking lot.