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� ��'- <br /> CITY OF ORONO <br /> PARK COMMISSION <br /> Following minutes are for the joint meeting of the Orono City Council <br /> and the Orono Park Commission, held November 1., 1979. <br /> The Following were in attendance: ATTENDANCE <br /> Park Commission; Tomlinson, Watson, <br /> Kelley, and Goetten. <br /> City Council; VanNest, Butler, Paurus, <br /> and Massengale. Also present were <br /> Dick Benson, City Administr.ator, John <br /> Gerhardson, Public Works Coordinator <br /> and Deborah Massengale, a prospective <br /> new Park Commissioner, was also present. <br /> The minutes of the October and September MINUTES <br /> meetings were read and approved. <br /> Tomlinson opened the discussion by PARK COMMISSION'S VALUE <br /> expressing the Park Commission' s <br /> concern for its value now and in the <br /> future. <br /> Points of discussion were: <br /> 1. Orono Comprehensive Plan. The <br /> plan, soon to be re-written, should <br /> have an expanded definition of the role <br /> and goals of the Park Commission. 'Iwuo <br /> types of planning for park and recreational <br /> needs should be included; urban and rural. <br /> 2. Present and Future park properties. <br /> Questions were raised as to the needs for, <br /> and locations of, park properties. The <br /> council looks to the commission to articu- <br /> late these needs. <br /> 3. Procedural Guidlines. A smoother method <br /> of communicating the desires of the Park Comm- <br /> ission to the City Council and City Staff was <br /> discussed. <br /> 4. Facilities. Nature oriented projects need <br /> to be included in future planning, to take advan- <br /> tage of the City' s natural beauty and surroundings. <br /> Funding for this type of project is probably more <br /> available than for other "development' type projects. <br />