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IIAHCH 3. 10?0 ORONO CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR BEDERWOOD PARK PRESERVATION civzios or Oroiio vhc live a rhe rx'^rar* oi ’ Beiienrood ParX, at ver7 concerned iboijt the proposed changes so the periL n’e sre absoluTeiv opposed to the proposal flo convert the soi>baJl lieid *0 a baseball fieid :or eiiclusit^ ^ise by Little Leagu* ever/ Monday rndav trom 2:00p.m. until dark from May thiou?h the middle oi July TTie proposal v'Jso melees addin? peETianent structures. mcludin? a concessron stand. iu? outs , .ixid possibly a IC'tid speaker s^tjtem. The substantially increased traific on Stubbs Bay Road 'voitld create a hazard . and the ine^/itable paikin? on even one side of Stubbs Bay Road "voitid 'ireate a ina’icr safety issue. The parkin? problem could only be' addressed by expansion of the parkin? lot, but none of us are villin? to reduce the size of fte park for a bi??er parkin? lot! ■-Ve ha^,*e chosen to 'uve in Oiono arid pay C-rono taxes becai-?se -ve emoy the lack of oo'vds and the rnal atmosphere. To consder the perk "under-utilized" because it does not -Irav the ■'ro'ds of mner-city parks is a bi? mistake. The park is used daily by families and indnTduals vho apprec-^te Its traid^ty and lack of frenetic activity. There are softball ?ames there 3-*^ umes a 'veek. as Tell as manv other infoimai activities. The parkin? lot is ie?ularl7 used by people aom ail over the Metropolitan area vho l»/e come to bike or hike on the Luce Line Trail The park is paid for ^and intended for use by Orono residents Et»en m the pest year , many nev families vith voun? children have moved into the Orono area near the park, io restrict its usa?e esclusrrtly to Little Lea?uei3 - specifically 9-12 year oM bo:.>3 (only a small poruon of Thom are Orono residents) for the maionty of the Summer a unjust. 7/e suppon Little Lea?tje baseball, and are ea?er ro ;jssist m fmdm? aitemau*/e, more suitable sires for their ?ames. Surely there axe other sites Yhich could benefit from the mvestment m the baseball diemond and concession stand, vithout the safety issues at B Merveed . V/hat about any of the area's public schools ' Local church grounds? Independence park? 7/e ?reatly appreciate Bedenrood Park, and vant to ictam it for unsuractuied use by aJU Orono rcsideno. We are unllin? o assist the City in makin? improvements ® the park, such as upgiadm? the playground eqmpment, or piantm? additonai shade treees. HAME ADDRESS PHONE