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3587.10 .tl rl1l,]§1zR BY JAMES R. GRABER, MAYOR As members of Orono's recently elected City Council, we have been discussing ways in which we can better communicate with you as the residents. To assist in keeping you abreast of issues of community -wide significance, this is the first of a regularly appearing serice, of columns. While it is not expected that on a monthly basis we can anticipate all the significant issues coming up in the subsequent month, we will do our best. This column will allow a format in which to mention items of community interest which will be considered by the Council and also allow an opportunity to provide background material on selected ''Issues. The following are a brief description of some of the upcoming issues for the month of April. - Liquor_Store_Sale - Private Licensing - The City received three bids on March 25th for the sale of its municipal liquor store in the Navarre area. It is anticipated that during April the City will award .. contract to the highest bidder and that by the end of May the City will be out of the business and that there will be a privately licensed liquor store in the Navarre area. - Highway_12_Comprehensive Plan Amendment - As you may be aware the City has been undertaking a comprehensive plan study during the last year and a half and this has resulted in an amendment to that the Council which it initially considered on March 10th to alter some of the development patterns- along Highway 12 near Long Lake. This consideration has been continued until April 27, 1987. if prelimir -ily approved this will be forwarded to the Metro Council during Ida-/ and it is anticipated that we will 1,,t a r^sponc� back to them this summer. - County Ruad 115/Wi11ow Dr ivy- Fxtennion_ - The City of Medina has appr-.',I hed IIennepin County to continue rounty 116 from it pr,sf-nt termination at Il ighway 55 down to the middle ,,f their I•oTTLin iIy and ,Wing south from