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MINUTES OF ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD MARCH 26, 1990 <br />LITTLE LEAGUE/BEDERWOOD PARK CONTINUED <br />providing more parking may address many of the expressed concerns <br />regarding safety, <br />Mr. Holland Bergland stated that there would be no park if <br />the promise had not been made to the Larsons that the park use <br />would not be disruptive to the neighborhood. <br />Mr. John Meredith, 3685 Watertown Road, said, "At a meeting <br />of our two sides, Gary Larson indicated that he would be very <br />happy with the site at the Orono School if we had the money up <br />front to guarantee that it could be developed. He could get by <br />this summer and wait a»* additional year to have that site. Is <br />there City money available, $5,000.00 or $10,000.00 to help <br />develop the School Campus site?" <br />Mayor Grabek replied that chere may be money in tl budget <br />for such an expenditure. However, he did not feel it uuld be <br />wise for the Council to do that. Grabek said the Council would <br />be directly supporting Little League Baseball, which would be <br />unfair to other organized sports. <br />Mr. Ed Brown, 355 Stubbs Bay Road, stated that it would be <br />necessary to improve the parking situation at Bederwood. There <br />would be no such need at the Orono School property. Brown did <br />not think that adequate information has been provided to <br />determine the actual cost of upgrading Bederwood. He said that <br />water collects on the present field whenever there is a rain <br />storm and that it may be necessary to expend engineering costs as <br />part of the upgrade. <br />Ms. Sherokee Use, 3633 Eileen Street, urged the Council to <br />stay consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and Park Plan. Ms. <br />Use also wished to clarify that the Citizens for Park Planning <br />are not against Little League. Ms. Use added that she had <br />talked with Mr. Bendickson and he had informed her that the Orono <br />School site would be less expensive to upgrade than the Bederwood <br />site. Ms. Use stated that Mr. Bendickson had mentioned the <br />possible need for drain tile for the Bederwood site. <br />Mr. Hilbelink stated that Mr. Bendickson's bid for the <br />School site did not include $5,000.00 for sod or $3,000.0* ..or ag <br />lime. He said that he had talked to one grading contr,» tor who <br />indicated that it would cost between $10,000.00 and $20, 00.00 to <br />grade the site. Hilbelink also stated that using Bederwood Park <br />for a Little League field was consistent with the Comprehensive <br />Plan. <br />Ms. Whitman stated that the City's involvement to increase <br />the parking for Bederwood could be considered as support for the <br />OBA. She felt that the City's money would be better spent if it <br />were used to upgrade the School site. <br />- 8 -