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REGULAR MEETING OF THE ORONO COUNCIL, FEBRUARY 28 , 1983 Page 3 <br /> District , the Minnehaha Creek Watershed <br /> District , Minnetrista , and Gray' s Freshwater <br /> Biological Institute to support Orano in <br /> recommending temporary phosphorus , removal <br /> equipment to be installed and to restudy the <br /> situation in ] �8ti. <br /> Acting Mayor Frahm moved , Councilmember Adams <br /> seconded , to direct staff to respond that Orono <br /> does want a public hearing , that phosphorous <br /> treatment equipment be installed as soon as <br /> possible and to request documentation from the <br /> Lake Minnetonka Conservation District , Minne- <br /> haha Creek Watershed District , Minnetrista , and <br /> Gray' s Freshwater Biological Institute to <br /> support Orono in upgrading the Maple Plain <br /> Treatment Plant. Motion, Ayes (4) - Nays (D) . <br /> BIG ISLAND <br /> BILL FOR AN ACT <br /> Alan Olson, City Planner , informed the City <br /> Council of a Bill for an Act to establish a board <br /> of governors for the Big Island Veterans Camp and <br /> the possibilities of private or public sale of <br /> the property. <br /> Former Mayor Van Nest described the conditions of <br /> the Veterans Camp s�ating that the camp is very <br /> run down and that it would require several <br /> thousands of dollars to bring the cabins and main <br /> dining-room up to code. Mr . Van Nest stated that <br /> he approves of the camp being used for veterans <br /> and their families provided that the hazardous <br /> conditions be brought up to code and that it be <br /> used for veterans , which it has not been used for <br /> in the past few years. Neither the State, the <br /> Veterans , nor Orono has the necessary funds to <br /> bring the camp up to code. The State has <br /> determined that only a few veterans have been <br /> using the camp in recent years. Last year it was <br /> leased to a group of people to operate it who had <br /> been going out there . <br /> Mr . Van Nest stated that the transfer of title <br /> condition in the bill is his main concern. The <br /> Board of Governors can lease it to any group, <br /> transfer it to a governmental unit at a nominal <br /> cost for park and recreational uses or sell the <br /> property to in�erested public or private <br /> organizations at full market value , which me�ns <br /> that a developer could purchase the property and <br /> come to the City of Orono and try to break the new <br /> zoning code for the island . I feel that Orono <br /> should put some pressure on the leaislature to <br />