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NMCP Advisory Committee Meeting - 3 - March 14, 1985 Other questions resulted in the following: • Jessen clarified that maintenance of the area would involve additional District maintenance staff beyond what is assigned just to the Noerenberg site, however, the basic maintenance of the park could be done by three people. (p.15) • The Committee recommended that no parking or entry fees for the park be charged initially in order to encourage the public to visit. (p.16) III. THE AREA NORTH OF COUNTY ROAD 51 The Committee agreed and recommended that minimal construction take place beyond the barn. Any hiking trail development should put emphasis on enhancing the natural feeling of the area without violating the wild character of the area. (p. 17) GENERAL COMMENTS In regard to the overall plan the Committee agreed that some kind of fencing near the channel could help to encourage the cleaniness of the area. Offenders littering the area or loitering would be dealt with by the Park Rangers on duty. Changes for the proposal as indicated by the Committee will be made in the final proposal. CONCEPT SKETCHES Bartels reviewed the concept sketches for the Garden Area. The Committee reiterated its consensus that Concept One (The Traditional Estate Gardens) is the more feasible and practical of the two sketches prepared. (This is the concept for the development of the park around which the draft report was written.) FUTURE PLANS The following steps will be taken in regard to the plan: • The Committee report, with corrections as indicated from this meeting, will be taken to the District's Board of Commissioners and to the City of Orono for approval. • The Committee will be contacted for an additional meeting when a detailed plan is ready for review. Gray commended District staff and the Committee members for a job well done. Meeting was adjourned.