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CITY OF ORONO
PARK COMMISSION
' The regular meeting of the Orono Park Commission was held Oct. 7, 198Q.
The Orono Park Commission met on the above ATTENDANCE
date with the following members present:
Watson, P�lassengale, Tomlinson, Sweatt, Ke11y.
John Gerhardson Public Works Coordinator also �
attended.
The minutes of the September meeting were read �1INUTES
and approved by members present. .
Virginia (Ginny) Sweatt was introduced as the NEW MEMBER OF PARK COMM.
newest member of the Orono Park Commission,
replacing Dianne Goetten. She agreed to go
before the City Council on October 13th for
approval .
The Babe Ruth baseball field at Bederwood BEDERWOOD PARK
Park has been graded, seeded, and mulched.
The backstop may be put in this fall . The
aglime application has been made 66 feet
long but the regulation distance is 90 feet.
John Gerhardson will check with the city
engineer to see whether 90 feet is feasible
here.
This Friday there will be a bid opening to
sink a well for drinking water and sprink-
ling the grass. It may run near $7000.00 '
with the pump house and underground sprink- .
ling system. The park commission suggested �
that plans be made to include night lighting
for the park.
Boy Scout Troop #724 helped clean Daniels DANIELS-ELLIOT PARK
Park up and seeded it.
There is an existing fence which may be
removed for future use. Part of the park
touching County Rd. #19 is now used for
carpooling. Additional land may become
available to expand this park in the
future. •
John Gerhardson has ordered a backstop for MTKA. ART CENTER PLAYGROUND
the Mtka. Art Center playground. Agreement
will have to be made with the Art Center to
continue service by city employees for mow-
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ing and plowing maintenance.
Debbie Massengale explained the results of ORONO PARK & REC. SURVEY
the survey of Park facilities that were - RESULTS
considered most important to the residents
of Orono. Swimming beaches and tennis
courts ranked high on the list. The survey
will be used for reference in many future
commission discussions.
Les Kelly suggested that we develop and SUMMIT PARK
propose a long range plan for the Summit
Park property on Long Lake. Picnic tables, j
playground equipment and a swimming beach �
could be included in the plan. Parking
facilities may also be needed on the
property. j
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Meeting was adjourned. ADJOURNMENT
Respectfully sub-mitted
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Virginia Sweatt, Secretary