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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 />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />   Page 4 of 18    <br />(4. EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT, Continued) <br /> <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 /> <br />Longe displayed a picture of the proposed landscaping. <br /> <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 /> <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 of the 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 /> <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 /> <br />Anderson commended Thomas Longe for his efforts. Anderson asked when he expects the work to be <br />completed. <br /> <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 /> <br />Levang asked if the trees would be removed sometime this summer. <br /> <br />Longe stated those would likely be removed in August. <br /> <br />Printup commented the plans have come a long way since December and that his fundraising efforts have <br />been fabulous. <br /> <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 /> <br />McMillan noted if annual flowers are going to be done, Staff should be agreeable with that. <br /> <br /> <br />Item #03 - CC Agenda - 05/13/2013 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 04/22/2013 [Page 4 of 18]