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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PARK COMMISSION <br /> November 6, 2023 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 4 of 5 <br /> <br />The drought this year was tough for all the parks, he said, but they are beginning to catch up with the fall <br />rains. They have started planting more drought tolerant grasses mixed in with existing turf. <br /> <br />The Tree Lighting will be Saturday, Dec. 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. They will be asking for Park Commissioners <br />and others in the community to volunteer. This will be the fourth annual tree lighting event. <br /> <br />Berg noted the sponsorship program that was put in place this year to find sponsorships for the tree <br />lighting and other events. She asked that it be sent out to the Commission so that everyone is familiar <br />with it. <br /> <br />Lemons said the goal would be to promote the program, not solicit specific dollar amounts. <br /> <br />Rasmussen asked about the process of soliciting donations and any policies about naming rights or other <br />recognition. <br /> <br />Berg said the sponsorship program is for events so that would be totally different. <br /> <br />Porter said how to recognize donations is something that needs to be considered. <br /> <br />Penny Saiki, 2874 Casco Point Road, asked about the need to purchase two walking mowers for greens at <br />$10,000 each and having them depreciate at the same rate. <br /> <br />Lemons said to have one walk mower out at a time is unrealistic. The goal is to get finished and get off <br />the greens as early as possible in the day before golfing begins. <br /> <br />SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORT <br /> <br />7. X-COUNTRY SKIING AT ORONO ORCHARDS GOLF COURSE <br /> <br />Carter reported for the trail subcommittee that a group of interested parties had met at the golf course to <br />come up with a course that would work for the high school cross country team and the public. He said he <br />is confident they will get something going this year. He said it would be possible for the public to use the <br />course while the team is practicing. <br /> <br />Rasmussen suggested the tree lighting would be a good time to raise public awareness on the X-country <br />course. <br /> <br />CHAIR REPORT <br /> <br />8. CHAIR’S UPDATES <br /> <br />Roath said they had covered a lot that evening and he looked forward to continuing to work with <br />subcommittees leading up to the January work session. He said he had recently been invited to talk to his <br />nephew’s Boy Scout troop about community responsibility and reminded everyone that the next day was <br />an election day in some parts of the community. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONER REPORTS <br /> <br />6