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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> August 28,2023 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> joined the Council after this decision had been made but has done research to try to understand how this <br /> decision was made. She understood from Van Eyll that he liked his job and his team so she wanted to <br /> understand why he left,adding it seems like a risky move. The takeaway she got was that things went <br /> down a path and it was too late. According to Veach,Van Eyll said he thought it was the best thing to <br /> support his team and he was willing to risk that and that spoke to her. She said she likes the idea of <br /> staggering equipment purchases.As the wife of a fire fighter, she said she loves her fire family and still <br /> thinks there is a way,adding it is not us or them. That doesn't mean you can't prepare for other futures, <br /> she said.Most meetings have been quite respectful. She said she looks forward to continuing to get more <br /> answers. <br /> Walsh said he appreciates all the work the staff has put into the fire issues.He said he went to the State <br /> Fair and got his four favorite food items.He is doing college tours with his daughter who is a senior.High <br /> school football begins this week and the cross-country team has already has its first meet.He has been <br /> having a lot of meetings with residents about parks and property issues,he said. He ended with a quote <br /> from a Harvard study that urged people to choose their friends wisely. <br /> ADJOURNMENT <br /> Walsh called for a motion and Crosby moved to adjourn the meeting at 10:08 p.m.VOTE: Ayes 5, <br /> Nays 0. <br /> ATT T: <br /> 4/Ade <br /> of kW- <br /> nna Carlson, City Clerk ennis Walsh,Mayor <br /> Page 15 of 15 <br />