08-05-2025 - Agenda Packet Park Commission - Regular Meeting

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• The parking lot down the middle of the park. Location of the south ballfield, the balls will be hit towards Willow. • Parking lot feels like it takes up so much more of the park - lots of nonporous space. Cuts the park in half. • massive field and massive parking leave no room for trees and shrubs; parking splits the park in half • 1 do not like the parking or fields. • Don't get rid of green space for vehicles. Find a better solution. • Waste way to much natural/green space with parking. Only has 2 bball fields. Only has one parking entrance/exits, which will be a disaster on Willow • Parking lot should have a second entrance on the opposite end to help with traffic flow. Looks like it would get very congested with one entrance/exit. • Parking lot in middle of park raises new safety concerns with park visitors needing to traverse the parking lot to get to the restroom from the multi -use field; only one baseball field • Having to cross parking lot to use other half. • Could cars also exit from the other side of the field? Hackberry Hill is a less busy street than Willow. • To big of parking lot, takes away from park use. • The parking lot, while spacious, it could have entrance/exit from hackberry on the west. • Only 1 ballfield and parking between the fields • Uses a large part of grass for parking lot, lose a baseball field • Orono does not need another softball filed and this is not what the Citizens wanted. They need TWO t-ball fields for the league. • Kicks little kicks out, invites older kids and possible weekend games. It's not what this land/ neighbors can support or want. T ball needs more fields not soccer and softball • Only one ball field and the restrooms/shelter too close to neighbors' homes. There is a concern about late night gatherings after park hours (teens). • Loss of second ball field. Parking eats a ton of space. • Only one baseball field. • No — I do not support the plan for just one field. There is far too much parking proposed for only one field. Orono Baseball is incredibly important to this community. Keeping two fields is essential. Without two fields, the large parking lot becomes unnecessary and a waste of valuable space - people just squatting. This park should prioritize space for sports and activities — not excess parking. We have seen the OBO numbers go up 20V We need the fields. • Limits number of teams for all sports looking to use the space. So there's a part of me that dislikes that is is the easiest. • Would be hard to lose a baseball field! Also not a fan of the storm water pond. If this is a requirement for run off water, what will the city do to block it off from young kids and control mosquitoes? • Losing a baseball field feels like a non starter • It had less playing fields. • Is there only one multiuse area? • The outfield needs a fence to keep balls out of swamp area and off willow. • Part of the sledding hill is blocked by ball field/benches • Make sure sledding lane is free of obstacles 23