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MINUTES OF ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD MARCH 26, 1990 LITTLE LEAGUB/BEDERWOOD PARK CONTINUED the additional park use and the traffic on Stubbs Bay Road. Ms. Brown was afraid that the OBA*s use of Bederwood Park would not be temporary. Ms. Whitman presented the recommendations of t. -s Citizens for Park Planning which included a compromise should it not be possible to develop the Orono School site in time for this season. Mr. Michael Hilbelink, a Representative of the OBA, explained the events that led to the OBA's request to use Bederwood Park. Mr. Hilbelink said that it has been possible for the OBA to prolong the building of a regulation field by using the facilities in other communities. This is no longer possible. Mr. Hilbelink proposed the construction of a Little League field at Bederwood Park that would bt similar to the other 35 fields within District I. The proposal calls for a fence around the field, dugouts, concession stand, bleachers and a scoreboard. in regard to the fence, Mr. Hilbelink read a letter from the District I Administrator, Mr. John Eccles, regarding the need for a fence around the f’eld from a safety aspect. Mr. Hilbelink said that the dugouts are provided for bats and balls and protect and shield the players from the weather. The bleachers will provide comfort for the spectators. Hilbelink indicated that the concession building plays a critical role in the funding of the program. The money from concessions pays for the umpires and maintenance of the field. He said that the concession stand would be open only during game times and would be supervised and operated by the parents. Hilbelink said the site proposed for this use at the Orono School is the low point in that area. It receives the drainage from the entire campus and a manhole has been provided for that purpose. Mr. Hilbelink said that additional work would have to be done beyond that covered by the $6,000.00 quote from Mr. Bendickson. Mr. Hilbelink noted that the Citizens for Park Planning had not mentioned the option of the Church Property this evening. He assumed that site was no longer a possibility. Hilbelink said that the Orono Primary School property would not be practical. In order to make one regulation Little League field, it would be necessary to displace two existing fields. Hilbelink said that Bederwood Park would be the most suitable site. He stated that the use would be temporary until LiiO dream of using the Orono School pmoerty becomes reality. - 6