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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION WORK SESSION <br />WTONTSDAY, FEBRl ARY 23, 1994 <br />Schnxrder asked for comments from the neighbors. BK>mbcrg stated. "A manna is a manna is <br />a marina " Lnlow commented that .to nK>ney ci>uld be made with the rental of only tw.i <br />snowmobiles and the gene.-?! pubic is not trained to use them properly whereas club members <br />may have some training. <br />Smith reiterated that sales and rental should probably be two separate issues and asked it the <br />marina owners see sales and rental as one concept DeSantis stated that 40-50% of the mannas <br />had participated in snowmobile sales in some capacity in the past. Others, because of the <br />make-up of their business, are not interested or dependent upon this activity. <br />Gaffron asked if the conclusion could be drawn that if there is sales, there will be service and <br />if there is rental there will be service but sales and rental should still be listed as two separate <br />activities. Members agreed. Smith asked if the technology of fixing bom would translate to <br />snowmobile repair. DeSantis felt there was a translation. Peterson added that if there were <br />shIcs, there would be demonstrations and service. <br />Nolan stated he was not particularly opposed to sales of snowmobiles but questioned the rental. <br />He felt there was similarity between selling boats in the summer and snowmobiles in the winter <br />with the same trained staff and equipment that provides an op|XTrtunity for winter income. He <br />added the demos would be monitored very closely by the marina owner as he would not want <br />to lose his investment. He felt a snowmobile club would be mt>re like rental than sales. <br />DeSantis commented that their interest in snowmobiles would be in a very controlled <br />environment of families using their bcTats and requesting that the boat club provide the u^ of <br />snowmobiles for the families and cross-country skiing. This would not be » <br />operation, with no retail or service. Schroeder a.sked where the snowmobiles <br />DeSantis responded outside. Schroeder did not think they would actually store a $6,000 machine <br />outside Berc asked how many snowmobiles they thought would be needed for the boat c ub. <br />DeSantis responded pcTssibly four. Maybe only 30% or 20 boaters would be interested in <br />snowmobiling. <br />Schri«der suggested putting the issue of snowmobile sales/rental/serviee .ns a conditional use to <br />gain better control. Nolan asked that rental be removed. <br />Zullo neighbor io North Shore Drive Marina, asked where snowmobiles would be stored in the <br />summer. She pointed out that controls have not been fully developed for snowmobtlmg on the <br />lake but there are grewmed trails maintained by the County tor this activity. <br />DeSantis questioned the current snowmobile activity on the lake indicating only a 2-3% increase <br />in activity might result from snowmobile activity at marinas.