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CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan <br />3. Pressure to accommodate more year-round residential uses, with <br />concurrent expectation of greater services <br />4. Uncontrolled recreational use of adjacent bays for partying <br />5. Provisions for safety and emergency services <br />6. Bluff and shoreline erosion <br />7. Management of the Big Island Park property <br />Big Island Goals and Policies <br />Goals: <br />1. The City will encourage Three Rivers Park District to continue to <br />preserve the Dr. Arthur Allen Wildlife Refuge property on Big Island <br />as a wildlife sanctuary with virtually no facilities for public use or <br />access. Given its close proximity to Orono's Big Island Nature Park that <br />is similarly planned for preservation as a natural area, the Refuge <br />complements the City's park in that it constitutes nearby additional natural <br />wildlife habitat. In keeping with the wildlife sanctuary theme, the Park <br />District has no plans to provide public amenities or enhance accessibility <br />to the site. Orono will continue to support this policy. <br />2. Continue to allow seasonal recreational land uses and limited <br />residential uses on Big Island. The City has adopted ordinances which <br />allow continued individual private seasonal recreational use of the Island <br />while prohibiting excessive development. Such use must be subject to <br />strict enforcement of all performance standards and the explicit <br />understanding that the City will never be able to provide even basic public <br />services. <br />3. Maintain the natural, seasonal recreational character of the island. <br />4. Provide at least a minimum level of emergency access to the island. <br />5. Avoid or minimize future problems on the island in relation to <br />sanitation, safety, fire protection, erosion, etc. <br />City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 3B-54