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REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD MARCH 25, 1991 <br />OTHER PARK COMMISSION COMMENTS CONTINUED <br />indicated that they do not have funding at this time, but I think <br />they will put a high priority on this project. I have been told <br />that we may not only receive assistance in the form of money, but <br />we may also receive staff to help us design the trail. According <br />to John Gerhardson, we will probably be able to use bridge fund <br />monies to widen the bridge that goes over the railroad track. We <br />would welcome any input from Council regarding this project. The <br />Luca Line/Baker Park connection seems logical and v;ould serve as <br />a backbone for future connections. Tne County would ultimately <br />prefer such a connection because it could also connevst to <br />Noerenberq Park." <br />Mayor Peterson asked Flint if the estimated $300,000 would <br />include some method of safely crossing Highway 12. <br />Flint stated that there is now a stoplight in the location <br />where the trail would cros?- Highway 12, but that nothing else is <br />planned at this time. He suggested that an overhead bridge could <br />be requested at the time Highway 12 is upgraded in that location. <br />Flint noted that the cost of the trail, if constr.cted at this <br />time, would be approximately $75,000/mile for four miles. <br />Jabbour asked if the trail would be ir. .orporated into the <br />shoulder of the road, or separated. <br />Flint replied, "The trail would be detached from the road. <br />That is a much safer option, though it is less expensive to widen <br />the s.houlder of the road." He stated that the City had secured <br />an easement for the trail at the intersection of V^illow and <br />County Road 6 from the Fullerton Properties development. He <br />said, "One of the conditions of that was, however, that we would <br />provide another section of trail equal to the easement. We are <br />currently looking at a trail section from VJillow to the? School <br />property. However, the property needed for the trail is <br />privately owned and the property owners have been unwilling to <br />grant us an easement." <br />Flint reported that the Park Commission will be presenting a <br />proposal for Bederwood Park playgrouiid equipment, at an <br />approximate cost of $20,000. As a final note, he stated that the <br />Park Commission is continuing to meet with the School District, <br />and other Park Commissions within the School District, in an <br />effort to coordinate Orono parks with trails and parks in other <br />communities. <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. <br />- 15 -