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Home My WebLink About10-15-1974 Park Commission Minutes VILLAGE OF ORONO Regular P�ieeting of the Park Commission, 8:00 P.M. October 15, 1974 The Park Commission met on the above date with the following members present: Chairman Opheim, Berglund, Burns, Hallowell, Kubalsky, and Oberhauser. Absent: Leipold, Panuska, Peasley, and Wysocky. Also present: Helen Toward and Diane Dunlap representing the North Shore Gymnastics Association and Brian Peterson Woody Grandstaff, Walter Lathrop, representing the Long Lake Skip Drifters Club. The P�inutes of the September 17, 1974 meeting MINUTES were read and approved. Ophei.m reported that the Larson property is in LARSON PARK PROPERTY the final stages of acquisition. The low land Filling is being filled with sewer digging. This will then be levelled and covered with black dirt that has been scraped off and saved. Opheim read a letter he had written to the LARSON PARK PROPERTY Orono Lions Club informing them about the Orono Lions Club ',arson property and inquiring if they had an interest in helping to furnish facilities for this park. It has been suggested that fill might also CASCO CIRCLE PARK FILL be added to the south side of the Casco Circle park in order to create a larger play area. The Council passed a resolution to apply for the TAX DELIN�UENT PROPERTY wedge of property north of the Luce Line Trail 115 Stubbs Bay Road S. and ajoining the Larson property as it has become tax delinquent. At the recommendation of the Council, a letter SNOWMOBILES was written to the DNR inquiring about the use Luce Line Trail of the Luce Line Trail west of the Stubbs Bay Road. Particular reference was made to the use of snowmobiles, The money for land acquisition for 1975 has BUDGET CUT - 1975 been cut from $19,500 to $12,500. PARK COMMISSION MINLTTES, OCTOBER 15, 1974 Page 2 Helen Toward and Diane Dunlap, representing NORTH SHORE GYMNASTICS the North Shore Gymnastics Association, CLUB presented the problem the association has in finding space ti�here they can meet an� hold classes. This is a non-profit organization that has around 300 students, most of whom are from the City of Orono. This year they are meeting at the Orono Middle School, but are looking for space to enable them to continue in future years. A discussion followed. The possibility of a new facility is further away than could be considered helpful at this time. Endorsement and/or sponsorship by the Park _Commission might be considered after a stuc� �f the association and the need for gymnastics in the area. Oberhauser moved, Hallowell seconded, the following resolution: The Park Commission feels the gymnastics program is very wDrth while and we feel the Orono School Board should cooperate to the maximum extent to facilitate the program. Motion, Ayes (6) - Nays (0) . The resolution will be presented to the Orono School Board meeting by Oberhauser and Hallowell on November 11, 1974. Peterson, Grandstaff, and Lathrop, representing SNOWMOBILE TRAIL the Long Lake Skip Drifters Snowmobile Club, spoke on the problem of snowmobiling in the City of Orono and ways they are trying to help solve thes� problems. They would like to arrange tr�ils through the SN06+IMOBILE TRAIL City in order to minimize the problem and are willing to work to maintain the trail and/or trails. The trails can be paid for by a grant-in"'aid GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM program from the State with 65$ coming from the State and 35� from the City. The snow- mobilers hope to contribute their time which would cover the major share of the City's 35$. discussion followed. Oberhauser left the meeting. If possible, a meeting wil�. be held with the DNR DNR MEETING DATE on Tuesday, October 29, 1974, for all interested Park Commission and Council members. (Continued) r� ' PARIC COT�IMISSION MINUTES, OCTOBER 15, 1974 Page 3 Peterson will get material on the grant-in-aid DNR MEETING DATE �rogram. The snowmobilers were directed to (Continued) �tudy the need for the trail and/or trails. Pat Wysocky submitted her resignation due RESIGNATION to o�l,ier obligations, Pat Wysocky Berglund moved, Burns se�onded, that we accept her resignation with sincere regrets. Motion, Ayes (5) - Nays (0) . Kubalsky moved, Berglund seconded, that Walter NOMINATION Lathrop be nominated to fill Mastny's place on Walter Lathrop the Co^:mission which expires December 31, 1975. Motion, Ayes (5) - Nays (0) . Assignments ASSIGNMENTS Leipold - Completion of questionnaire Berglund - Definition of neighborhood from zoning and density maps Opheim - Basic criteria for recreation needs �3urns - Plan outline �Cubalsky & Hallowell - Study of bike-hike trails The meeting adjourned at 10:55 P.M. ADJOURNMENT Respectfully submitted, Gretchen Hallowell Secretary