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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 8 <br /> <br /> <br />Thiesse indicated he did do a little research with Three Rivers Park and to his knowledge there are nine <br />parks within the area that allow dogs off leash and they range from three acres to 49 acres. At 13 acres, <br />this would be about a median size. <br /> <br />Leskinen stated the dog park can still be reasonably used if the fence is pulled away from the lake. <br />Leskinen stated if there is no other way to use that finger-shaped area, she has less issue with that portion <br />of it, but that she does have an issue with the area higher up along the lake. Leskinen stated as a whole it <br />is an awful lot to fence in for a dog park. <br /> <br />Barnhart stated the idea here is that there is some investment in time and energy already made with the <br />clearing of the trails and trees. Barnhart stated the City does not want to have to duplicate that up the hill, <br />which is part of the rationale for the location of the fence. Barnhart stated some other improvements have <br />already been made that they are trying to incorporate into it. <br /> <br />Thiesse asked if there is some way to add a gate to access the trails on the east side. <br /> <br />Barnhart stated he is sure the Park Commission and City Council would take any advice the Planning <br />Commission would like to offer. <br /> <br />Schoenzeit stated he was at the Council meeting when the family donated the land to the City and the <br />discussion centered around controlled burns and re-establishing the prairie. Schoenzeit stated fencing it <br />in and charging money to park was completely outside the scope of the plan. Schoenzeit stated there is <br />also the lack of transparency of the planning process and the fact that the City actually wants to push this <br />through without a public hearing. <br /> <br />Thiesse noted that is not true and that the public hearing would have taken place at the City Council if it <br />had not been referred back to the Planning Commission. <br /> <br />Schoenzeit stated it also appears they are using City privilege to shortcut the survey process and the <br />wetland delineation. Schoenzeit stated it is a great example of bad government and that he is strongly <br />opposed to putting a fence on the property.