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At this point, the LLFD will agree to provide coverage to the water response areas and the above <br />named PID, to ensure that public safety is maintained. Long Lake will separately invoice Orono for <br />any costs related to this coverage, since the areas are no longer within the fire service area subject <br />to the contract. Long Lake remains willing to address these coverages within the terms of the <br />existing contract, and we expect Medina will be similarly agreeable. However, doing so will require <br />Orono to take some basic steps to correct its own errors, per our previous communications. <br />Finally, after years of attempting to find a common ground that is respectful to both parties' <br />interests and concerns, we are skeptical that an agreement can be reached with the currently <br />elected Orono City Council, based upon their "Long Lake will not have a seat at the table" position. <br />We will continue to be hopeful Orono will be willing to meet us halfway, as we have been striving <br />for, and return to the table to discuss a true partnership in acknowledgment of and deference to <br />the highly successful collaboration that has served our communities so well for so long. If that is <br />unsuccessful, however, we will once again reiterate to Orono that our plan is to continue to work <br />with neighboring cities who do want to partner with us for the betterment of fire service in all of our <br />communities and for the wellbeing of our community's firefighters. <br />Sincerely, <br />On behalf of the Long Lake City Council <br />6i fiwxue <br />Charlie Miner, Mayor <br />cc: Medina City Council (c/o Interim City Administrator Erin Barnhart) <br />86 <br />