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I March 10, 1990 <br />TO: Mayor Grabek and City Council Members <br />RE: The use of Bederwood Park and proposed request from OBA for use as a <br />Little League Baseball Field <br />Dear Mayor Grabek and City Council Members <br />We strongly support Orono organized athletic activities, such as LittleWe strongly support urono organizeu atmeuL acuviues, ao uivuic <br />League. We believe Little League deserves a field of its own wi^n the next <br />proposal and to work with the OBA to resolve the facility issue <br />Bederwood Park is Orono’s premier park site. Up to this pomt there has been <br />no process for commiuiity input regarding it’s current ^d future <br />development. TTie Park Commission and the community deserve a chance to <br />carefuUy evaluate and plan for the appropriate use of Bederwood and all <br />Orono parks prior to a decision of this magnitude. <br />For many reasons we must strongly urge that you deny the proposed <br />development of Bederwood Park as a Little League Park. 0\^ <br />recommendation is based on two major categories: A. The information tot <br />OBA has presented along with some clarification and our response and B. <br />Alternative site proposals. <br />A. Information Presented and Clarification <br />1 OBA is requestiiig a “temporary site- 2 to 3 years ”. OBA has stated <br />that they need a Beld from June 8 - June 28 (a three week problem) <br />and by next year will need their own site. In addition they need a <br />field to practice on after June 28 for one all star team. OBA is <br />planning on spending $15,000 on “temporary site” development OBA <br />Ittta atatM that weir goal is to have a permanent field on the <br />Orono campus. <br />$15 000 does not seem to be a dollar figure consistent with “temporary <br />conkruction". It appears that the intention is really not temporaiw but <br />permanent in nature. The proposal discusses the projected need for <br />additional fields as the Orono population increases. It further states tot <br />after 1993 OPA would want, “Continued use of the field for OBA, but on a less <br />formal basis. Fence and backstop would remain. Other structures remain if <br />so desired. Would be ideal “home field" for our mmor league system “ 'note. <br />Minor lea^e system appears to have 12-13 teams in 1990. which is twice as <br />many as the Major system.)