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MINUTES OF ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD MARCH 26, 1990 <br />LITTLE LEAGUE/BEDERfiOOD PARK CONTINUED <br />Mr. Hilbelink replied that there are facilities already <br />there. <br />Councilmember Goetten said that safety and parking are <br />concerns and that she has talked with the Orono police regarding <br />Bederwood Park. The Police Officer indicated that there has <br />never been any accident report or problems in that area. Goetten <br />said that if this use is approved, there should be signage <br />prohibiting parking on Stubbs Bay Road. This would mean that the <br />parking area for the park would have to be enlarged. Goetten <br />suggested that with the increased use of the park and the Luce <br />Line Trail parking may need to be increased without the Little <br />League use. Goetten asked Gerhardson if in fact it would be <br />necessary to install drain tile at Bederwood Park. <br />Gerhardson replied that tiling would not be necessary. <br />Goetten said that she is not sure whether the concession <br />stand is necessary. She did believe that allowing the OBA to use <br />Bederwood Park 4 nights a week from 3:30 to 8:30 starting June <br />8th would be appropriate. Goetten stated that the nrogram will <br />be monitored very carefully and that she would visit the Park <br />regularly to view the operation first hand. Goetten indicated <br />that it would be very difficult to deny this use of the Park when <br />there is a real need in this area for this kind of organized <br />play. Goetten understood that Bederwood has always been intended <br />for Little League use and felt it was time Orono took <br />responsibility to provide for a use such as this. Goetten <br />indicated that if she does approve this request, approval must be <br />based on this use being temporary and that there be an annual <br />review of this use. Goetten said that she does not want any <br />lights, or PA system and that parking needs to be upgraded. <br />Councilmember Peterson asked Gerhardson if he <br />number of parking spaces available at Holbrook Park. <br />knew the <br />Gerhardson said that he did not know, but estimated that <br />there were 20 spaces. <br />Mr. Hilbelink said that Gary Larson had measured the <br />Holbrook and Bederwood parking lots. The parking lot at Holbrook <br />is 20,000 s.f. and Bederwood is 23,000 s.f. <br />Gerhardson said that there is a problem with the shape of <br />the Bederwood parking lot. Gerhardson also noted that half of <br />the parking lot belonged to Orono and the other half belonged to <br />the DNR. <br />Mayor Grabek stated that this was an opportunity to serve <br />all of the citizens of Orono. He said that he would be concerned <br />if this request involved exclusive use of all eight acres of the <br />♦ 10 -