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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, June 20, 2016 <br />6:30 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> <br /> Page 4 <br /> <br />Thiesse noted the Planning Commission does not have any say into whether a dog park is desirable at this <br />location. <br /> <br />Schoenzeit asked whether there were any studies done on the amount this park will get used. Schoenzeit <br />stated typically this park is empty when he goes by it and that to justify a $150,000 investment seems <br />crazy. <br /> <br />Thiesse noted that is not the choice of the Planning Commission. <br /> <br />Schoenzeit commented he is an Orono taxpayer. <br /> <br />Thiesse stated he will need to attend the City Council meeting to discuss that. <br /> <br />Edwards stated the City does not keep attendance records at the park but that it is not a heavily used park, <br />which is one of the reasons why it became a candidate for a dog park. Edwards stated the donating family <br />brought the idea to the City. <br /> <br />Thiesse noted it was the family of the donors and not the actual donors. <br /> <br />Lemke asked whether the residents can tap into that same information bank that the City used in order to <br />do the wetlands. <br /> <br />Edwards stated the City did not do a wetland delineation but that they used the GIS data base to look at <br />where the wetlands were plotted and then backed off from that. Edwards stated the topography in this <br />area includes a fairly steep drop-off and it is not a gradual slope. <br /> <br />Lemke asked if that same data could be made available to the residents if the City is confident with their <br />wetland delineation in this case. <br /> <br />Curtis stated it is not a delineation by WACA standards and that it is a delineation that is required by City <br />Code. Curtis noted the Watershed District has authority over what is and is not a valid wetland