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MINUTES OF THE ` <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING � <br /> Monday,April 22,2013 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (4. EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT, Continued) <br /> Longe noted the actual memorial will not have color in the granite because it would fade over time and is <br /> more expensive. The flowers will be a combination of red,white and blue, and will consist of low <br /> maintenance plants. The location of the existing sprinkler system will need to be determined. The area <br /> will need to have new sod put in place. <br /> Longe displayed a picture of the proposed landscaping. <br /> Longe stated the World War I memorial that is currently there is fairly large and is somewhat difficult to <br /> work around. Longe indicated he did speak with the granite company about possibly moving it <br /> somewhere else but they said they cannot guarantee it will be preserved given its size. If it was removed, <br /> it could be laid into the ground like a granite slab and beveled, but that is also a significant amount of <br /> money and would take up a lot of space. <br /> Long indicated he came up with two options: One is to keep it in place and working around it or,two, <br /> relocating it to a different location,which is what he would prefer. Due to its size, it would compete with <br /> the new memorial. Longe stated he is still in the process of figuring out where it could be relocated to. <br /> The landscape design does not need to be decided tonight but that he would request permission to <br /> purchase the granite. <br /> As it relates to costs,the landscaping materials are approximately$2,900 and the rest of the memorial is <br /> around$11,000. That cost would not include any sprinkler repair,refurbishment of the old memorial, or <br /> additional lighting ofthe new memorial. Longe stated his new fundraising goal is$12,000 and that <br /> currently he has enough money to purchase the actual granite memorial. <br /> Longe stated he will provide another update in July and that he is hoping to receive approval for the <br /> landscape design at that time. Longe indicated he will also have some options for the old memorial. <br /> Anderson commended Thomas Longe for his efforts. Anderson asked when he expects the work to be <br /> completed. <br /> Longe indicated the granite is coming from India and that it will take three months to get here. Longe <br /> stated that is why he is attempting to get approval tonight for the granite so it arrives by August. <br /> Levang asked if the trees would be removed sometime this summer. <br /> Longe stated those would likely be removed in August. <br /> Printup commented the plans have come a long way since December and that his fundraising efforts have <br /> been fabulous. <br /> McMillan stated she did give some thought regarding the World War I monument and since it is a <br /> veterans' memorial and contains the names of a number of Orono families, it should probably stay in that <br /> area. McMillan encouraged Longe to work his landscaping in around it. <br /> McMillan noted if annual flowers are going to be done, Staff should be agreeable with that. <br /> Page 4 of 18 <br />