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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,September 11,207 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> 18. NAVARRE AREA PLAN—INITIAL CITY MEETING—Continued <br /> parking. Seals stated she understands the rationale for the connection to the lake but that she does not <br /> know if it is needed in Navarre. <br /> Printup noted Navarre is not really connected to the lake. <br /> Seals stated she likes the idea of the connection but that she is not sure how that would be accomplished. <br /> Dankey stated Navarre's businesses serve the local residents' needs but maybe not exactly what they <br /> want. Dankey commented some of the buildings need a little bit of upgrading and a connection to the <br /> trail is huge. Dankey indicated she would like to get a restaurant and some other smaller businesses that <br /> would attract people off the trail. <br /> Schwaber stated they were unable to fmd an actual physical property acquisition to provide that actual <br /> physical connection to the lake but that they were thinking there could be perhaps themes or styles that <br /> could be incorporated to make it seem more like it is connected to the lake. Schwaber asked whether <br /> there are any opportunities for wintertime activities with the lake or a festival. Schwaber stated it does <br /> not need to be an everyday event but that they felt they needed to look at it before moving on. <br /> Walsh stated overall the questions seem pretty comprehensive and would help get the conversation <br /> started. <br /> Dankey commented the Narrows Saloon has some of the best music in the area and they also offer food. <br /> Schwaber stated he would like to build on Item No. 4 but that within any market study they need to have <br /> a scope. Schwaber stated due to the limited resources,they felt the study should be focused and that they <br /> looked at three options. The first option is to look at the general demand for commercial and multi-family <br /> units. The second option would be to look specifically at either commercial demand or multi-family. The <br /> commercial demand could be broken into office,retail,restaurant, and then explore the potential. <br /> Schwaber stated they could do the same thing for multi-family and look at senior,condominium, <br /> affordable,etc. <br /> Schwaber noted they do not have the resources to do all three of those but that they could get a general <br /> understanding of the market or choose to look at either commercial or multi-family. Schwaber stated he <br /> would like to get feedback from the City Council on that aspect. Schwaber stated the general demand <br /> would be useful information and that typically any business that is coming into an area will go a more <br /> detailed market analysis. <br /> Printup stated in the past the City has talked about apartments on the top and retail on the bottom. <br /> Walsh stated the businesses that have been there have been there for decades and that he would be more <br /> interested in the senior and multi-unit. Walsh stated there are probably eight commercial buildings in <br /> Navarre. <br /> Printup commented there is probably more potential for residential. <br /> Dankey stated there are a couple of mall areas that have room for more retail. <br /> Page 14 of 17 <br />