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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br />April 3, 2023 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 3 of 11 <br /> <br />When we're talking about 600 feet I'm much less concerned. My recommendation is that of all of our <br />locations in the City it has the least the least uphill climb, in my opinion, as far as a viable site. <br /> <br />Rasmussen asked about the donation garden the site behind the Orono Fire station. <br /> <br />Porter said they did meet with the curator of the donation garden and moving the donation garden is a <br />non- starter. He said there's raised beds and infrastructure and the shape of the garden and setback <br />requirements would be very challenging. The site also lacks parking availability. <br /> <br />Rasmussen said in talking with the folks within the pickleball community, they play just about anywhere,. <br />Give them a flat surface and a net, and they're going to be happy. My interest in the golf course had more <br />to do with the broader visibility in the community and this opportunity to create more of a center where <br />people would golf and play pickleball and use the clubhouse. If we were purely looking at it from a <br />pickleball perspective, I would choose the cheapest site you can find. She said she has been looking at <br />pickleball sound mitigation. You really want a minimum of 400 feet. Anything less than that is probably <br />unfair, whether it's one homeowner or a dozen homeowners. She also said she was concerned about the <br />size of the project and that it should have perhaps been thought of in phases rather than doing the whole <br />thing at once. If Bederwood or one of those offered a much less expensive alternative. I think that would <br />actually be my preference at this point. I don't think we're going to do anything this year. I'm under the <br />belief that it’s probably not feasible for 2023 any longer, so doesn't it fall off the 2023 CIP anyway? <br /> <br />Lemons said the issue isn’t so much timing, as direction. I'm looking for our next step. Is it to move <br />forward? Or is it to step away from that? Is this the right thing for that location? Are we moving forward <br />with this or not? For 2023 there's nothing that would happen at any site. <br /> <br />Roath said his concern about Navarre is the proximity to the homes. Using the Bederwood site could <br />mean displacing another activity. <br /> <br />Berg said she thought the City would have to either get rid of a playground, or a ball field at that site. I'm <br />a playground person. That's still a very good site because of the parking.? <br /> <br />Porter said that playground is very spread-out and could probably be moved, maybe even closer to one of <br />the ballfields. That way if you had a sibling playing sports maybe it'd be a nice activity that parents can <br />watch both. <br /> <br />Lemons said that’s one of the City’s most heavily-used playgrounds. The ball diamond is under-utilized <br />right now, but it is used. <br /> <br />Rasmussen asked about the cost of earthwork at the golf course compared to other sites. <br />