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CITY OF ORONO
PARK COMMISSION
The regular meeting of the Orono Park Commission was held on Jan . 6 , 1981 .
The following members were present : ATTENDANCE
Watson , Tomlinson , Sweatt , and Kelley .
Also attending was Mary Butler, member
of the Orono City Council .
The minutes of the December meeting were MINUTES
read and approved .
Dick Benson sent Debbie P�lassengale a letter LETTER OF THANKS
of thanks for her service on the Park Commi -
ssion and for work on her study of park use .
The commission has stated it ' s desire to use CASCO PARK CIRCLE
block grant funds for tree planting in Casco
Circle Park . We need to spend some of the
fund or it may be realocated or rescinded by
the block grant authority . Mary Butler
suggested that an ice rink would be a great
neighborhood attraction . There is a hydrant
nearby and an earth berm would eliminate need
for boards . There was a motion by Lee Tomlinson ,
seconded by Les Kelley , to look into the possib-
ility of using some of the remaining block grant
funds for a skating rink at Casco Point. ( passed )
The grant application was submitted by the Orono BICYCLE SAFETY
Police Department for the bicycle safety program .
Auxiliary police could be used off hours in a
rodeo type program. A squad car could be used
adjacent to the Luce Line to check bikes and
offer bike safety information . We should hear
by Jan . 15th , if it is accepted .
The Orono shcool district Community Services ICE SKATING WARMING HOUSE
have proposed providing an ice skating warm-
ing house and attendent at the rink near the
schools . Cost to Orono would be about $200 . 00
per year. Lee Tomlinson made a motion that the
City of Orono participate in the program
through Community Services , Orono School District .
Les Kelley seconded and the motion passed .
John Gerhardson had a meeting with a represen- ENLARGEMENT OF BEDERWOOD
tative of the DNR and found no objection to
filling in the ditch about 50 feet toward the
Luce Line to increase the size of the baseball
diamond next spring .
Page,_2, wPark Commission minutes .
Suggestions for improvements to Summit SUMMIT PARK
Park are being solicited .
Respectfully submitted ,
Virginia E . Sweatt
Secretary
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